His ideas are so consistently outlandish, unreasonable, and completely without any mathematical basis whatsoever, that you’ve got your analogy backwards; it’d be like cutting open 100 potatos because one of them may be good.
And is that not the definition of insanity? Repeating the same actions, and expecting different results?
To put that into less subtle context: Reading Daecollos posts and expecting something rational and balanced, is a legitimate interpretation of the definition of insanity.
Edit: I’m not trying to bash daecollo or yourself, Bas, but there’s this thing I subscribe to called pattern recognition.
I was not taking it as a bash of myself or Daecollo. I actually feel Daecollo got himself into the situation simply because he didn’t filter or explain why he feels his ideas work. One of the reasons we enjoy having him as a columnist is that his work has to be edited. If you notice this column explains in much more detail the basis for the theories which is all they are theoretical ideas.
The column is submitted. I read through it note the errors in context or ask him to explain something in more detail or have him verify the math before publishing. The style is written because I wanted him to do it differently. While the style won’t fit everyone, I do like the originality and insane brilliance behind the persona.
I do agree that the Healing Surge changes are bad. I don’t like them, and think that it’s the wrong way to go about something. However, just because I don’t like something doesn’t mean I can’t see the value in it. I see his opinion, but speaking from a wvwvw or pvp perspective the change would eliminate that heal from my bar.
Daecollo’s forums posts were less clear, more random, and would immediately be followed up with about 8 more before he finished one thought. A column forces him into a specific method so that he has to think through and explain his thoughts. I honestly think his changes while not all great would make for a more dynamic playstyle.
The definition of insanity “popularly commented” is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. However, that statement isn’t true. Because we routinely do things repetitively expecting it to change. The belief that something will change even if what we are doing isn’t working the first time is human.
Let me give you a counter point what would you call someone who believed in Holding to the theory that if one idea isn’t good then every idea is bad. That we should ignore any person who doesn’t contribute in the manner or method we feel it deserves. If this is your case then Europe was right and America will fail, the world is still flat, and there is no such thing as a sound barrier.
I am not trying to argue with anyone simply stating that sometimes out of insanity you get something incredible.
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