Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[CleverNickName]

Both @Autumnal and @Thomas Shey have excellent points. Looking back over my most-recent RPG crowdfunding projects (Monte Cook's Old Gods of Appalachia and Magpie's Avatar Legends), I notice that there was very little mention of other games--favorable or unfavorable--in their product description. I didn't notice it at the time, and...well, maybe that's a good thing?

If the producers had started making comparisons, I might have been put off by it. If the comparison was too harsh, I could get defensive. If the comparison is too rosy, I could get dismissive. I try to be aware of my own biases, and I do my best to keep them from getting in the way of living my life, but I'm only human.

So at least for me and the way I make decisions, I think the best strategy is to just stick to your own product and let it stand on its own merit. If it can't, take it back to the drawing board...almost nobody gets things exactly right on the first try, after all.

 

[TiQuinn]

Both @Autumnal and @Thomas Shey have excellent points. Looking back over my most-recent RPG crowdfunding projects (Monte Cook's Old Gods of Appalachia and Magpie's Avatar Legends), I notice that there was very little mention of other games--favorable or unfavorable--in their product description. I didn't notice it at the time, and...well, maybe that's a good thing?

If the producers had started making comparisons, I might have been put off by it. If the comparison was too harsh, I could get defensive. If the comparison is too rosy, I could get dismissive. I try to be aware of my own biases, and I do my best to keep them from getting in the way of living my life, but I'm only human.

So at least for me and the way I make decisions, I think the best strategy is to just stick to your own product and let it stand on its own merit. If it can't, take it back to the drawing board...almost nobody gets things exactly right on the first try, after all.

One of the great things about licensed games like Old Gods is that they don’t have to worry about the comparisons to other games, they just have to focus on the source material and getting the feel right.

Btw, Old Gods is a fantastic podcast.

 

[soviet]

Both @Autumnal and @Thomas Shey have excellent points. Looking back over my most-recent RPG crowdfunding projects (Monte Cook's Old Gods of Appalachia and Magpie's Avatar Legends), I notice that there was very little mention of other games--favorable or unfavorable--in their product description. I didn't notice it at the time, and...well, maybe that's a good thing?

If the producers had started making comparisons, I might have been put off by it. If the comparison was too harsh, I could get defensive. If the comparison is too rosy, I could get dismissive. I try to be aware of my own biases, and I do my best to keep them from getting in the way of living my life, but I'm only human.

So at least for me and the way I make decisions, I think the best strategy is to just stick to your own product and let it stand on its own merit. If it can't, take it back to the drawing board...almost nobody gets things exactly right on the first try, after all.

You're talking about marketing by the publishers. I think the comments were directed at fans advocating for those games here. I think it is difficult here to enthuse about different games or techniques without getting responses along the lines of 'D&D already does that' and getting drawn into a bun fight.

 

[CleverNickName]

Btw, Old Gods is a fantastic podcast.

It's one of our favorites.

 

[TiQuinn]

It's one of our favorites.

I bought Monte Cook’s Magnus Archives RPG but haven’t had the chance to really get into it. Another fantastic podcast.

 

[CleverNickName]

You're talking about marketing by the publishers. I think the comments were directed at fans advocating for those games here. I think it is difficult here to enthuse about different games or techniques without getting responses along the lines of 'D&D already does that' and getting drawn into a bun fight.

Yep, I was talking about marketing. (I was also talking about myself, and the way I make decisions.) The fandom is a whole different beast, and I don't really have any good advice on how to handle it. Best I've got is "don't listen to the fans about anything," and I admit that's not very helpful (sometimes not even possible).

 

[CleverNickName]

I bought Monte Cook’s Magnus Archives RPG but haven’t had the chance to really get into it. Another fantastic podcast.

SAME. And I also backed their recent campaign sourcebook, too.

(Also, the second Magnus Archives podcast is pretty excellent too. I still prefer the first one, so far...but early days and all that.)

 

[soviet]

Yep, I was talking about marketing. The fandom is a whole different beast, and I don't really have any good advice on how to handle it. Best I've got is "don't listen to the fans about anything," and I admit that's not very helpful (sometimes not even possible).

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I'm not asking for your advice.

 

[TiQuinn]

SAME. And I also backed their recent campaign sourcebook, too.

(Also, the second Magnus Archives podcast is pretty excellent too. I still prefer the first one, so far...but early days and all that.)

Been catching up on them since their fall/winter break. It’s finding its feet.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If you keep talking about pirates, you're A) going to have to play <Deadly Pirate Game> with me and B) bring the rum.