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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 3324952" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>I'm in as a potential judge! So let's see if I can address some questions.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Price factors.</strong> Price has virtually no impact on a product's inherent quality. While it's sometimes useful to consider a product's price vs. value - a $5 pdf won't be trying for the same results as a $60 deluxe book - I believe each product should be judged on its own merits. Truth be told, I don't particularly notice the price.</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Favorite system.</strong> Please see Q12 below. </p><p></p><p><strong>3. PDFs.</strong> The existence of PDFs lowered the cost barriers of entry into RPG publishing. PDFs allow great design to actually get seen. I think they're essential to innovation in the industry.</p><p></p><p>That being said, I hate to print them out in full; I read most PDFs on my screen or in printed sections.</p><p></p><p><strong>4. </strong>Otyugh.</p><p></p><p><strong>5. Mechanics vs. Concepts. </strong>I lean towards concepts, I suspect. I'm certainly familiar with mechanics evaluation, but it's the game's concepts that grab me. I'm also very sensitive to writing errors, and generally include those in my analysis.</p><p></p><p><strong>6. Free time.</strong> I'm a computer game designer, and we ship the current game in about two weeks. This couldn't come at a better time in terms of my availability. I also a fast reader, which I know from experience helps.</p><p></p><p><strong>7. And afterwards?</strong> My game shelves are close to full. Some things I'll certainly keep, and some will get distributed at game days. If you really believe in a product, you want other people to see it.</p><p></p><p><strong>10. software vs Miniatures. </strong>Software's great, and an important part of game prep for me. I certainly use software tools - char gen, campaign tracking, and map-making - more than painted miniatures in my own game.</p><p></p><p><strong>11. Blackmail? </strong>I have incriminating photos of Morrus. Cheap at any price! (The photos, not Morrus. Honest.)</p><p></p><p><strong>12. Games played in the last year.</strong> Feng Shui. Paranoia. D&D. Call of Cthulhu. D&D. d20 Star Wars. Warhammer FRP. Spaceship Zero. Serenity. Mutants & Masterminds. Gamma world. Pulp Heroes. Adventure!. Deadlands. Sidewinder Recoiled. True 20. </p><p></p><p>Good lord, I'm a game slut. But this is what you get when you both hold your own non-D&D mini-con, and go to someone else's as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 3324952, member: 2"] I'm in as a potential judge! So let's see if I can address some questions. [b]1. Price factors.[/b] Price has virtually no impact on a product's inherent quality. While it's sometimes useful to consider a product's price vs. value - a $5 pdf won't be trying for the same results as a $60 deluxe book - I believe each product should be judged on its own merits. Truth be told, I don't particularly notice the price. [b]2. Favorite system.[/b] Please see Q12 below. [b]3. PDFs.[/b] The existence of PDFs lowered the cost barriers of entry into RPG publishing. PDFs allow great design to actually get seen. I think they're essential to innovation in the industry. That being said, I hate to print them out in full; I read most PDFs on my screen or in printed sections. [b]4. [/b]Otyugh. [b]5. Mechanics vs. Concepts. [/b]I lean towards concepts, I suspect. I'm certainly familiar with mechanics evaluation, but it's the game's concepts that grab me. I'm also very sensitive to writing errors, and generally include those in my analysis. [b]6. Free time.[/b] I'm a computer game designer, and we ship the current game in about two weeks. This couldn't come at a better time in terms of my availability. I also a fast reader, which I know from experience helps. [b]7. And afterwards?[/b] My game shelves are close to full. Some things I'll certainly keep, and some will get distributed at game days. If you really believe in a product, you want other people to see it. [b]10. software vs Miniatures. [/b]Software's great, and an important part of game prep for me. I certainly use software tools - char gen, campaign tracking, and map-making - more than painted miniatures in my own game. [b]11. Blackmail? [/b]I have incriminating photos of Morrus. Cheap at any price! (The photos, not Morrus. Honest.) [b]12. Games played in the last year.[/b] Feng Shui. Paranoia. D&D. Call of Cthulhu. D&D. d20 Star Wars. Warhammer FRP. Spaceship Zero. Serenity. Mutants & Masterminds. Gamma world. Pulp Heroes. Adventure!. Deadlands. Sidewinder Recoiled. True 20. Good lord, I'm a game slut. But this is what you get when you both hold your own non-D&D mini-con, and go to someone else's as well. [/QUOTE]
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