Recent content by sword3274

True, there is certainly no guarantee. All the pledges that would have happened in the last couple of days would have happened in the last couple of days, regardless if those days would have been Day 19, 20, 21, and 22 or 27, 28, 29, and 30. Excellent point, as you said, its pretty universal...

Time is a very small factor in determining overall success. In so much that taking dollars and dividing by time isn't a good way to extrapolate how well a KS will do. For some it's buy-in (especially that "sweet spot" buy in), stretch goals, not to mention system/content. I think for TOR they...

Talking with a friend about this, an interesting point was made. Considering TOR 2e was only 22 days (as opposed to S&F being a full 30), it could be considered the #1 RPG KS of all time. A minor point, for certain, but I thought it was something.

My personal opinion is that upping the healing for spells (in combat or not) only trivializes damage. To your point/story about the party cleric lamenting his job, healing 3d8 points of damage in a combat where his target is going to take 6d8 damage next round sound - to me - that the cleric...

I have a quick question (and I'll apologize if it's been answered already, I did attempt to find it before posting)... Are the variant backgrounds on the sheet somewhere? I found the dropdown that allows selecting the background features, but was unable to find things such as the Knight (for...

A lot of my response is going to echo what TheAuldGrump profilaes have already stated, mainly because their thoughts most reflect what I feel is actually the case in these circumstances. I disagree. Rifts and GURPS has run the same system for 20+ years and they're not a powerhouse in the RPG...

I disagree. I think it comes down to the "return on investment," factor. The 4e people who want the Paizo stuff is buying it and translating it to 4e. It's more cost-effective that way than to branch into a realm which their buying core is not interested in. I think it would be professional...

I just found this, which may or may not add to this conversation. I thought this part was interesting:

I enjoy this conversation! This is one topic that has always intrigued me. During one character creation session, I had a player considering a drow caster of some sort (I cannot remember which class) that was eventually dissuaded because of the "gimping" it would bring to be so far behind the...

Agreed, it is a shame. One thing I've taken, for example, is the 1 hp "minion" concept. I'm also intrigued by the way the cosmology is laid out. I have to disagree with you if you are implying that 3.x had a "15 minute workday problem" - that, in my most humble opinion, has never been a game...

I totally agree with this. Until the one side can truly accept the other sides complaints - whether they agree with them or not - there will be no civilized discussion on the merits and flaws of 4e and 3e. At least not among both parties simultaneously. No one wants to be told that the reasons...

:yawn: Polls are just what they are - samplings of a whole. People who say, "You can't get a fair poll on these/those boards. Don't take too much stock in them." Whatever. I think that's a pretty piss-poor excuse. I think that if people were sitting around, clearing cookies and revoting...