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GreyLord reacted to TerraDave's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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There was certainly malice, at least by some. See the "Castle Greyhawk" parody adventure. -
GreyLord reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Gary was helping with the bankrupting himself quite a bit too, but yes, he came back and got some hardcovers out to avoid the impending...
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GreyLord reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
This is the story I've heard too, but as I recall that was the story Gygax himself told. And there's a teeny tiny possibility that his...
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GreyLord reacted to TerraDave's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
The story as I know it is that the Blume brothers almost bankrupted the company—at its peak—and Gygax came back to Lake Geneva to save...
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GreyLord reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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GreyLord reacted to This Effin’ GM's post in the thread D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set with Like.
While I love my wizkids minis, I know well enough that the quality rarely matches the images they use in promotions. I am hoping they...
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GreyLord reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
Agreed! At its best, Veilguard is a really great cinematic action-adventure game. And at its worst, it’s a very well-polished but...
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GreyLord reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D 5E Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
And you know what? I'd argue that Veilguard is STILL quite good, particularly once you get past the first 10 hours. Certainly it doesn't...
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GreyLord reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
DA2 is well worth playing. It still catches a lot of residual flak from its initial reception, which was harmed in part by the cut...
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GreyLord reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
Never played it. Dragon Age 2 was excellent in spite of a few cut corners due to its rushed timeline, and Dragon Age Inquisition, while...
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GreyLord reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
It explicitly mentions Genysis.
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GreyLord replied to the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative.It's reminiscent of Gensys. If one is familiar with Star Wars (the only Gensys system I've played, or one that is basically the same...
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GreyLord reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
2E was a very backwards-compatible edition. That's one of the reasons it retained descending AC for example (which was ironic, since...
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GreyLord replied to the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""".A few years back when departmentalizing the company into new divisions, they put a divider of 1 Billion as the possible brand. Thus...
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GreyLord reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
This is talk radio levels of absolutism. ANY compatibility? COMPLETELY worthless? Come on. Go to Startplaying right now and you'll see...