[quote=@MelonHead]The people that come out the other side fired up, ready for the next one, they stick around. Some people aren't cut out for it, they roleplay for collaborative story telling in a safe atmosphere, not an antagonistic contest of wits and argument. That's fine too. [/quote]
Honestly, even when I was on other website’s variations of Arena subforums I never described it as “antagonistic”, it was still collaborative and friendly despite being a contest of actions-versus-actions. So,  I guess I find this point-of-view obtuse per my perspective. I think largely this is another problem with Arena and its issue with being inclusive and inviting. Just throwing it out there you can be friendly and collaborative and still competitive.