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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 7696351" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>I have purchased a small number of products in The One Ring line with the understanding that at some point I'd convince my group to actually play it. The books are of such quality and my loyalty to Lord of the Rings as an IP made owning them almost a necessity even if I wasn't going to play the system right away. </p><p></p><p>However, my reaction to this is a decided "meh," with a hint of disgruntled mumbling in the background. Because production and release of material for the One Ring product line has already been glacially slow at best. Adding a separate, "D&D 5e" compatible line to go with it just means it's going to take that much longer to get actual sourcebooks for Noldor and Gondor cultures. When was that super-duper One Ring "Advanced Player's Guide" supposed to have been released already? Oh, wait, back in the fall of 2015? And now it's Spring 2016? Not building up the confidence here. </p><p></p><p>My <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?339221-An-Open-Letter-to-Fantasy-Flight-and-Cubicle-7-Cut-the-quot-Foreplay-quot-and-Give-Us-the-Good-Stuff" target="_blank">prediction</a> that I'd quickly move on to other things if they dragged out the release cycle was correct. I've moved on. And the corporate-game-playing, delayed-release, transparent money-grab of deliberately keeping the stuff I really want just out of reach doesn't sit well with me. I'm to the point with Cubicle 7 where I'd say to them point blank, "Give me my friggin' One Ring Noldor and Gondor cultures so I can buy whatever it is I need to buy, and then never have to do business with you again."</p><p></p><p>Same thing with Fantasy Flight. I made the decision in 2013 that I'd never consider buying Fantasy Flight's Star Wars until as a player I at least had the OPTION of playing a full Jedi if I wanted to, and not a moment before. And, well, guess what? Now I have the option of playing a Jedi in FF's Force and Destiny, but I simply don't even care.</p><p></p><p>Anyone want to place bets on whether Gondor and Noldor elf characters are playable classes/races in the "D&D 5e Lord of the Rings" release right from the get go? Because my inner cynic is whispering that the D&D version will have them from Day 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 7696351, member: 85870"] I have purchased a small number of products in The One Ring line with the understanding that at some point I'd convince my group to actually play it. The books are of such quality and my loyalty to Lord of the Rings as an IP made owning them almost a necessity even if I wasn't going to play the system right away. However, my reaction to this is a decided "meh," with a hint of disgruntled mumbling in the background. Because production and release of material for the One Ring product line has already been glacially slow at best. Adding a separate, "D&D 5e" compatible line to go with it just means it's going to take that much longer to get actual sourcebooks for Noldor and Gondor cultures. When was that super-duper One Ring "Advanced Player's Guide" supposed to have been released already? Oh, wait, back in the fall of 2015? And now it's Spring 2016? Not building up the confidence here. My [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?339221-An-Open-Letter-to-Fantasy-Flight-and-Cubicle-7-Cut-the-quot-Foreplay-quot-and-Give-Us-the-Good-Stuff"]prediction[/URL] that I'd quickly move on to other things if they dragged out the release cycle was correct. I've moved on. And the corporate-game-playing, delayed-release, transparent money-grab of deliberately keeping the stuff I really want just out of reach doesn't sit well with me. I'm to the point with Cubicle 7 where I'd say to them point blank, "Give me my friggin' One Ring Noldor and Gondor cultures so I can buy whatever it is I need to buy, and then never have to do business with you again." Same thing with Fantasy Flight. I made the decision in 2013 that I'd never consider buying Fantasy Flight's Star Wars until as a player I at least had the OPTION of playing a full Jedi if I wanted to, and not a moment before. And, well, guess what? Now I have the option of playing a Jedi in FF's Force and Destiny, but I simply don't even care. Anyone want to place bets on whether Gondor and Noldor elf characters are playable classes/races in the "D&D 5e Lord of the Rings" release right from the get go? Because my inner cynic is whispering that the D&D version will have them from Day 1. [/QUOTE]
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