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<blockquote data-quote="Cthulhu's Librarian" data-source="post: 2636674" data-attributes="member: 11064"><p>Well, since others have answered, I'll give it a go as well. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see that dividing RPGNow into two interlocked sites will have much of an impact on the usefulness of it to me, as a consumer. As long as the search function and shopping cart continue to function between both of the connected sites, I will be able to use it as I have done in the past. I can see how smaller companies may see the division as a negative impact on them, but it should force some of the better and innovative sites to work at making their products the top sellers of the new site. In the long run, I think that the division may in fact prove to be helpful to the smaller companies by removing the big companies that have been blocking them from being top sellers on the single site. </p><p></p><p>But this is just my opinion based on what I have read, and I don't follow the PDF discussions as closely as some others do, so I may be wrong. We'll have to wait and see what happens. The RPG industry has a habit of crying wolf over the smallest things-some ligitmate concerns and others minor annoyances. I don't know where this falls yet. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While this really has nothing to do with the judges, I do have an opinion on this matter, as it does have a direct impact on me in a small way. I pledged a selection of books from my collection as prizes to be sent out, and have had them sitting in a stack on my gameroom floor since the fund drive. I'd like to see them sent out ASAP so I can get the 2 square feet of floorspace back. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Aside from that, I know that Kevin has been through a hellish year, and I cannot fully blame him for the delay. Things are moving at a slow pace again, and I have full confidence that it will be wrapped up soon. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In the long run, I think it was helpful. We have seen more companies moving away from the d20 logo to OGL products, where innovation has been occuring at a faster pace (IMO) than under d20. Innovative use of the OGL is only going to help the industry in the long run. </p><p></p><p>This is not to say that I am in favor of making people conform to anothers standards of "good taste". However, if you choose to work under anothers license agreement, it is necessary to abide by their rules. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It all depends on what the art actually is. I have seen some that I feel are in poor taste, and others that I felt were exceptional works of art regardless of the risque subject matter. Art is at it's very core a subjective matter. There are works of art hanging in museums that are considered classic by many people that I find to be boring, trite, and useless. There are other pieces that I find to be absolutly stunning that others may find uninspiring. It's all in the eye of the viewer. As far as making a book awkward to buy or be seen with, that is really not for me to decide. I have never had a problem buying anything (be it RPGs, books, magazines, videos, condoms, etc) that others may refuse to buy because of the embarrasment factor, so on a personal level it doesn't effect me at all. In some cases, the use of risque covers may actually draw the expected market to the book, in which case it is a good business practice. There is a reason comic books often feature large breasted female heroes in tight costumes-they sell. So it must work on some level. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is unanswerable. Different genres have different systems that work best for them. No one system fits all things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cthulhu's Librarian, post: 2636674, member: 11064"] Well, since others have answered, I'll give it a go as well. I don't see that dividing RPGNow into two interlocked sites will have much of an impact on the usefulness of it to me, as a consumer. As long as the search function and shopping cart continue to function between both of the connected sites, I will be able to use it as I have done in the past. I can see how smaller companies may see the division as a negative impact on them, but it should force some of the better and innovative sites to work at making their products the top sellers of the new site. In the long run, I think that the division may in fact prove to be helpful to the smaller companies by removing the big companies that have been blocking them from being top sellers on the single site. But this is just my opinion based on what I have read, and I don't follow the PDF discussions as closely as some others do, so I may be wrong. We'll have to wait and see what happens. The RPG industry has a habit of crying wolf over the smallest things-some ligitmate concerns and others minor annoyances. I don't know where this falls yet. While this really has nothing to do with the judges, I do have an opinion on this matter, as it does have a direct impact on me in a small way. I pledged a selection of books from my collection as prizes to be sent out, and have had them sitting in a stack on my gameroom floor since the fund drive. I'd like to see them sent out ASAP so I can get the 2 square feet of floorspace back. :) Aside from that, I know that Kevin has been through a hellish year, and I cannot fully blame him for the delay. Things are moving at a slow pace again, and I have full confidence that it will be wrapped up soon. In the long run, I think it was helpful. We have seen more companies moving away from the d20 logo to OGL products, where innovation has been occuring at a faster pace (IMO) than under d20. Innovative use of the OGL is only going to help the industry in the long run. This is not to say that I am in favor of making people conform to anothers standards of "good taste". However, if you choose to work under anothers license agreement, it is necessary to abide by their rules. It all depends on what the art actually is. I have seen some that I feel are in poor taste, and others that I felt were exceptional works of art regardless of the risque subject matter. Art is at it's very core a subjective matter. There are works of art hanging in museums that are considered classic by many people that I find to be boring, trite, and useless. There are other pieces that I find to be absolutly stunning that others may find uninspiring. It's all in the eye of the viewer. As far as making a book awkward to buy or be seen with, that is really not for me to decide. I have never had a problem buying anything (be it RPGs, books, magazines, videos, condoms, etc) that others may refuse to buy because of the embarrasment factor, so on a personal level it doesn't effect me at all. In some cases, the use of risque covers may actually draw the expected market to the book, in which case it is a good business practice. There is a reason comic books often feature large breasted female heroes in tight costumes-they sell. So it must work on some level. This is unanswerable. Different genres have different systems that work best for them. No one system fits all things. [/QUOTE]
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