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Seriously: as a white guy not given to worrying about political correctness as a rule, I had the exact same thoughts as the quoted blogger in the article (POCGamer): two steps forwards, one step back.It is better to try, and fail, than to not try at all.
(That's something I tell myself after my fourth consecutive rolled 1).
Seriously, my main takeaway from the article wasn't that ToA was "racist," and I didn't see that in the article, at all. Instead, it was, at worst, somewhat lazy.
Do you know what I did see? A marked improvement from what had been ... seriously, some of the history and the old art (and there are much worse example that could have been used if you want to go to non-Chult history) are the types of things we don't see anymore. To the extent that small parts of ToA continue to be problematic, it's okay to discuss that.
And if it's discussed, perhaps it can continue to change for the better! Isn't that what we all want?
It is better to try, and fail, than to not try at all.
(That's something I tell myself after my fourth consecutive rolled 1).
Seriously, my main takeaway from the article wasn't that ToA was "racist," and I didn't see that in the article, at all. Instead, it was, at worst, somewhat lazy.
Do you know what I did see? A marked improvement from what had been ... seriously, some of the history and the old art (and there are much worse example that could have been used if you want to go to non-Chult history) are the types of things we don't see anymore. To the extent that small parts of ToA continue to be problematic, it's okay to discuss that.
And if it's discussed, perhaps it can continue to change for the better! Isn't that what we all want?
When you say "can't" . . . why not? WotC owns the FR IP - they can do what they like with it.FR was not created by WotC, and they cannot change it lock, stock and barrel from previous incarnations.
I mean, they have: rather frequently. In 3E they changed the size of the planet.When you say "can't" . . . why not? WotC owns the FR IP - they can do what they like with it.
First I want to say your point is more valid than any other I have seen thus far.That may be accurate insofar as how most internal complaints are handled, but it is wholly inaccurate when external customer complaints are involved- I've been on both sides of that. Customer complaints are less about what solutions customers ask for than the depth and ferocity of the anger & disappointment they express...and what they threaten to do if their concerns are not addressed.
We're already seeing a great American guitar brand really starting to hurt from years of bad QC and subsequent sucstandard customer service (Gibson), and another is headed down the same path (Keisel). Why now? Because for some time, the Internet is letting people post CustServ horror stories- with email transcripts- and now even high-profile brand endorsers are doing that.
IOW, you ignore customer complaints at your own risk.
When you say "can't" . . . why not? WotC owns the FR IP - they can do what they like with it.
Well, it's also not accurate with regards to how internal complaints are handled, as well. This is something that I am more than a little familiar with (at least in the United States).
Suffice to say that if an employee makes a complaint (whether it's harassment, hostile work environment, issues involving compensation, failure to comply with local, state, or federal law, or all sorts of other issues), then their employer won't respond, "Well, since you didn't tell us how we are supposed to solve the problem, we don't have to take the complaint seriously. C'mon, if you don't give us the solution, what are we supposed to do? Amirite?"