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I said initial sales. Which are generally generated from people who are very involved with RPGs (and are thus likely to know about other products and alternatives). Long term, the effects will probably be not as bad unless 4E's distribution system collapses and the marketing is outright horrible :P

Nope. I think the people who would rather not migrate to 4E have already been driven away from the forum because of all the hostility of the fan boys :P

I think Paizo just reduced 4E's initial sales by at least a quarter. Possibly as much as by half. Backwards compatability is a pretty major issue for most ongoing campaigns. If an alternative appears that improves the current system but makes it possible to retain existing characters with...

Well, Stephen Jackson (or someone claiming to be him but I kinda doubt it) had just posted in the Slate boards and quite frankly said "It's too stupid to give a long reply to, but it's too offensive to ignore". Despite the high praises for GURPs, SJ has pretty much said he is ashamed he was...

Glad to hear he isn't one of those Stalin/Hitler type bosses :) I'm not overly concerned about him not having a gaming background as well. A typical CEO's main job is really just juggling the finances to make sure the most profitable products get the most funding and attention. Moreover, if...

When Alexander Graham Bell died, the telephones stopped ringing for one minute to honor his life. They've never stopped ringing since. ----- After the First World War, the British took the body of an unidentified soldier. They buried him in Westminister Abbey, under a stone that read "They...

I'm tempted to say that people here are arguing about two different things then :P.

Though I think it's a clever marketing ploy, I don't think Exalted is really that great of a game in terms of both mechanics (which are confusing) and fluff (which is rather disjointed). I would have preferred it if they offered Scion rather than Exalted.

But that's not his argument. His argument is that 4E has its flaws and it should be judged based on its flaws. Complaining about a past product is merely an attempt to muddle the issue. Products can be judged on their own. That's why there are independent, measurable variables that can...

The real problem with the "Magic Missile" every round thing is that it's just a cosmetic change. In 3.X, if you run out of spells, you roll an attack dice, hope you hit, and roll damage. In 4.0, you do the exact same thing. Except now, it's called "Magic Missile" instead of "Crossbow shot". Of...

None of my group want to switch to 4E, and I'm the only one who wants to try the demo, so I suspect we won't switch for at least another year or two.

Actually, it's worth noting that quite a few playtesters have reported their battles going as long as 10 rounds or so. That's significantly more than the norm for 3.X. It may be the case that individual rounds are now much shorter due to reduced dice rolls or whatever, but I'm tempted to...

It's not a bad thing though. I can really see the potential of introducing interrupts. I just haven't seen enough material that actually does take advantage of this though.

Ah, right, I forgot about the five foo... I mean, shift ;). Still, interesting how OA's are now basically unlimited.

Piece of advice: It's better for your sanity and your permanent record (the one the mods keep) to ignore Hong.

I'm not sure if it's been brought up before, but I noticed something in DM's handout ( http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=32942 ) for the DDXP regarding Opportunity Attacks. I've marked the relevant lines in bold: "You can only take one opportunity action on each combatant's...

I'm not saying it's a better system though. I did note its pitfalls - namely it's very abstract and takes away the skill of the setup. In short, I also share your pain. I'm just saying it in a pretty neutral fashion.

I suspect that the way to justify "Per-Encounter" martial abilities is that they require precise timing or certain favorable conditions before they can be used. Want to twist a knife in the wound? Well, that only works once per encounter before you have to hit a pretty exposed piece of flesh. If...

Good one.

Thanks. I was kind of looking more along the lines of "Why did they choose to retain basic attacks, rather than make everything at-Willable" though ;),