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<blockquote data-quote="JRRNeiklot" data-source="post: 6312324" data-attributes="member: 717">Absoulutely.&nbsp; IfShakespeare had only written Hamlet and a bunch of dirty limericks, would he be a talentless hack?&nbsp; &nbsp; Is Tolkien a horrible writer?&nbsp; After all, his only major work is Lord of the Rings.I was actually referring to later versions of D&amp;D.&nbsp; There are some great rpgs out their that ARE wonderfully designed.&nbsp; As for D&amp;D, not so much.&nbsp; And yes, that's my opinion, and I could give a crap whether you think it has value or not.I could say the same about 4e D&amp;D, except in that case the art IS horrible, but I'd be lambasted as an edition warrior due to the double standard here.It's been ages since I looked at DJ, but Gary's biggest mistake was trying to divorce himself from copyright.&nbsp; He went out of his way to NOT use any terms from D&amp;D.&nbsp; PC became avatar, there are 18 stats instead of 6, etc.&nbsp; It was also a multi-genre game, much like Gurps.&nbsp; At least TSR thought it enough competition it to bury it forever.&nbsp; Whatever you think of Gary, every rpg publisher since is merely a tribute band.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JRRNeiklot, post: 6312324, member: 717"] Absoulutely. IfShakespeare had only written Hamlet and a bunch of dirty limericks, would he be a talentless hack? Is Tolkien a horrible writer? After all, his only major work is Lord of the Rings. I was actually referring to later versions of D&D. There are some great rpgs out their that ARE wonderfully designed. As for D&D, not so much. And yes, that's my opinion, and I could give a crap whether you think it has value or not. I could say the same about 4e D&D, except in that case the art IS horrible, but I'd be lambasted as an edition warrior due to the double standard here. It's been ages since I looked at DJ, but Gary's biggest mistake was trying to divorce himself from copyright. He went out of his way to NOT use any terms from D&D. PC became avatar, there are 18 stats instead of 6, etc. It was also a multi-genre game, much like Gurps. At least TSR thought it enough competition it to bury it forever. Whatever you think of Gary, every rpg publisher since is merely a tribute band. [/QUOTE]

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