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Originally Posted by Runestar

Pretty much the way Meg says it. For example, I too like dnd, even though I know it is chock full of flaws. But it is the game I grew up with, and I doubt I would switch to another game even if it proved to be a more mechanically robust system, like Saga. If I were to compare it with another gaming system, I would likely just keep seeing flaws in the latter and claiming how dnd is superior because of so and so, or try to diss a certain mechanic and claim how it sucks and is inferior to dnd's version.

Would it be fair to the system since it was never meant to emulate dnd in the first place? No. Can I be objective as a result? Unlikely.

Wow. Remind me never to vote for you as an ENnies judge, then.

I love Mutants and Masterminds, but I'm capable of looking at Hollow Earth Expedition and judging it as a separate entity. I'm not downgrading HEX because it doesn't allow me to create someone that can fly and shoot lasers out of their eyes. And were they both entered into a competition and I judged M&M to be the better game, than no foul, because it's my job to vote for the one that I think is the best.

Originally Posted by Runestar

...The crux here is that I doubt even the judges would be exempt themselves. They are going to have their own rationales for making the picks and decisions they do.

So when someone else has a differing opinion, who is right now? If you say that both are right, just for different reasons and rationales, then what is it that makes the judges' opinions hold any more water/weight than the rest of us? They should be correct because they are an authority in this field, not simply because they are in authority.

There are no authorities in this field. On the surface you, Meg, or I are just as qualified to make these decisions as Xath or The Universe. What makes them more qualified at this point is that they have read all of the submissions put forth, so they have the best perspective to judge the entrants against each other.

What sets them apart from us is the fact that they bothered to run for the position, and committed to doing a mind-numbing amount of work for free.


What exactly are the standards that you would have products measured by: spelling? grammar? paper quality? maximum cost to word-count ratio? binding integrity?

If we get rid of subjective measurement, here's what we can't account for in the judging process: art, graphic design, emotional impact, creativity, relevance. Those are all measured subjectively.