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<blockquote data-quote="Lord_Blacksteel" data-source="post: 6283571" data-attributes="member: 53082"><p>In this same thread you yourself acknowledged that 3E and 4E both had errata <u>and</u> both presented it differently <u>and</u> stated that you preferred 3E's format. The format is a big reason that 4E's errata takes up more pages! If 4E had been handled in the same way as 3E then the page count might have been far closer than it was. That's the point I'm trying to make. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's fine - portability is good. Putting it all on an iPad makes it even more portable, if that's your ultimate goal. I'm not really trying to start a fire here but I think if the errata netted out at 6 pages in WOTC's eyes, they wouldn't have published a 3.5. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>3.0: 2000</p><p>3.5: 2003</p><p></p><p>It was 3 years. You may have continued carrying your 3.0 books around long after that - I did - but that's when the rules changed. This seems like an odd thing to argue about. Again, my point was that I like errata better than I like a "half-edition" a few years down the road due to a perceived need to clean things up. I still have my 3.0 book errata folded in half and tucked into my 3 core books so I know exactly what you're talking about.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to be snarky, did you miss the smiley? The errata documents for 3E and 4E are different enough that a simple "one has more pages" comparison doesn't have much value and I'm surprised you went that way. If you just want them to meet some arbitrary page count limit they can adjust the formatting and do so regardless of the number or errors in a given book. Heck you can do it yourself if it's a PDF or a simple text file and you need to fit it into a certain finite space.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think your request is wrong. I think it's less likely to happen now though, and here's why: They can make errata for any book a nicely formatted PDF and distribute it electronically for free. There's no real incentive for them to do it in a more bare bones way. I see why you would want one, but I'm not sure they are going to see the reason to do "extra work" to make a less-pretty version, plus then they would have two documents to maintain.</p><p></p><p>Also, as more players use laptops, tablets, and even their phones at the table, I see it only becoming less likely, not more. With options like DDI and the d20PFSRD I'm not sure updating the books in future printings will continue to be a high priority.</p><p></p><p>How about Option C: For any errata just make a replacement of the full page available. Download, print, rubber cement/tape and you're good to go. If it's electronic it's not any more wasteful than any other approach, those who want context would have it, those who want to keep a book a book and not a book + binder would have that option too. Some of 3E's wholesale rewrites might not fit as easily but 4E's stuff generally wasn't too wordy. Some other game did this but I cannot remember which one ... I'll have to do some digging. Anyway, there's one other thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord_Blacksteel, post: 6283571, member: 53082"] In this same thread you yourself acknowledged that 3E and 4E both had errata [U]and[/U] both presented it differently [U]and[/U] stated that you preferred 3E's format. The format is a big reason that 4E's errata takes up more pages! If 4E had been handled in the same way as 3E then the page count might have been far closer than it was. That's the point I'm trying to make. That's fine - portability is good. Putting it all on an iPad makes it even more portable, if that's your ultimate goal. I'm not really trying to start a fire here but I think if the errata netted out at 6 pages in WOTC's eyes, they wouldn't have published a 3.5. 3.0: 2000 3.5: 2003 It was 3 years. You may have continued carrying your 3.0 books around long after that - I did - but that's when the rules changed. This seems like an odd thing to argue about. Again, my point was that I like errata better than I like a "half-edition" a few years down the road due to a perceived need to clean things up. I still have my 3.0 book errata folded in half and tucked into my 3 core books so I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm not trying to be snarky, did you miss the smiley? The errata documents for 3E and 4E are different enough that a simple "one has more pages" comparison doesn't have much value and I'm surprised you went that way. If you just want them to meet some arbitrary page count limit they can adjust the formatting and do so regardless of the number or errors in a given book. Heck you can do it yourself if it's a PDF or a simple text file and you need to fit it into a certain finite space. I don't think your request is wrong. I think it's less likely to happen now though, and here's why: They can make errata for any book a nicely formatted PDF and distribute it electronically for free. There's no real incentive for them to do it in a more bare bones way. I see why you would want one, but I'm not sure they are going to see the reason to do "extra work" to make a less-pretty version, plus then they would have two documents to maintain. Also, as more players use laptops, tablets, and even their phones at the table, I see it only becoming less likely, not more. With options like DDI and the d20PFSRD I'm not sure updating the books in future printings will continue to be a high priority. How about Option C: For any errata just make a replacement of the full page available. Download, print, rubber cement/tape and you're good to go. If it's electronic it's not any more wasteful than any other approach, those who want context would have it, those who want to keep a book a book and not a book + binder would have that option too. Some of 3E's wholesale rewrites might not fit as easily but 4E's stuff generally wasn't too wordy. Some other game did this but I cannot remember which one ... I'll have to do some digging. Anyway, there's one other thought. [/QUOTE]
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