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Game designers have a different set of goals than those directly employed to market the game. Of course, everyone wants the game to do well. A new layout in the books is not aimed at current players, but it has been created to help introduce the game to new players. Some designers, -- I am...

Perhaps if not the only one, you are one of the few. Really, just be happy for those who get it early, wait a few weeks, and enjoy. No need to stress about these things. The funny thing is that months ago there were those critical of Wizards of the Coast for not announcing a release date for...

Good points...I'll take another pass at it; I can still revise. Thanks, Ruin.

Hi Pedantic, so I thought about this for a bit to make sure I understood. The poor communication skills often exhibited in places like ENWorld, wherein some people seem either not interested or incapable of communicating about ideas and only seem to be able to express value judgments --...

I think you are entirely correct. I agree. It is the reason I ended up having to quote from the fans outside of the Royal Albert Hall in London (from Eat the Document) in order to provide evidence. An earlier version of the article had the quotations from Festival trying to do that work but, in...

I would Distracted DM, for the sake of civil conversation, but I really do not want to discuss that here on ENWorld. I said what I have to say (for now) in the article, and you quoted me correctly (I know, I am the one who brought it up, making me hypocritical in not now wanting to discuss my...

Hi Payn, Thanks! I agree with you concerning some of the nuance. Certainly, fan protests do sometimes work. In addition to some of the situations you offer, the long-standing example of the fan lobby for what became the third season of Star Trek is probably the most go-to instance. Then, we...

Yes, as you know from reading the article, I was struck at a similarity of psychology between some of the persons appearing in Festival and the kind of person that sometimes posts here. I have seen the film probably a half dozen times and this time this really struck me. I hope my recollections...

Hello everyone, I was recently asked to contribute op-eds to a new online news weekly and a few weeks ago I wrote an op-ed about the relationship between creativity and (for lack of a better term) nerd rage. It ranges a bit, starting with a discussion of the Folk Revival movement of the late...

It's fun to play with pretty players. :ROFLMAO:

Well, Chaosmancer, since you only received a "your [sic] not worth the effort" as a response, I thought I would at least add a note saying that I thought this was a very considered response and you brought up excellent support from the history of D&D. Furthermore, I enjoyed reading this post and...

Those are both awesome. The cover of Xanather's Guide has always been a favorite of mine as well.

You are hitting at my bewilderment precisely, MN. The forums here thrive to the extent that there is fruitful discourse about ideas. "I hate it" or "it sucks" or "well, I guess I ain't buying those books" contributes nothing to any kind of conversation because there are no ideas involved. People...

Hats off to you for introducing so many people to the game, Clint. I have not been responsible for introducing so many new people to role-playing, but I have introduced a couple families to it and it is fun to do that...it feels life-affirming in a way.

Well, I would have to agree with Uni-the-Unicorn, Horwath. You may have intended it as some kind of assertion about the universal superiority of machines (given your potato harvester analogy), but -- to a reader like me -- it does not come off that way. Is there anyone who can out harvest a...

I started with the a combination of the 1981 Moldvay set and 1st edition AD&D. I transitioned fully into 1st AD&D for years as a player and then DMed 2nd edition AD&D. I played 4th edition D&D. I have both played and DMed 5th edition. I would unequivocally stay with 5th edition as my forever...

Thank you so much for sharing this, Big Zebra. I had not seen this and this is very interesting to me. (y)

Well, we can agree to disagree on that point...no biggie. Take care and have fun gaming!

Be of good cheer Chaosmancer my friend...it is excellent art! (y) ENWorld is filled with some eccentric folks. We are celebrating fifty years of Dungeons & Dragons, and there are multiple threads with intelligent people arguing about how many classes there should be...for a fifty year old...

Yo, Minigiant, I love you dude and your engineering-oriented, tinker-till-it-sparkles determination. But, "doom[ed] to failure"? Perhaps a little hyperbole there? Not trying to stifle communication and the free-flow of ideas on these boards...I love it!!! But, I wonder sometimes if people are...