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<blockquote data-quote="EarthsShadow" data-source="post: 1066768" data-attributes="member: 3531"><p><strong>have no expectations</strong></p><p></p><p>It's a proven fact that when people have large expectations of a product, most of the time that product fails to meet those expectations. People with large expectations will be more likely to find a flaw with the product and are quicker to dislike it and put it down before giving it a real chance because they feel that it 'didn't meet their expectations.' </p><p></p><p>The best example of this, and I do apologize for mentioning it, is the hope and expectations most of us had before the D&D movie came out. The previews did look good, the hype we heard made it seem like a good movie, the articles in Dragon magazine made it seem like it was a good movie, and for most of us it failed miserably. This movie was the one that taught me to not have high expectations for anything I see in previews or what I read on the internet, or magazines, or interviews, and instead I learned to take a step back and just make my decision on whatever product it is when it comes out.</p><p></p><p>Also, in my earlier post about most of the gaming community being spoiled I mean that...WotC has spoiled most people rotten with their full color books and almost amazing artwork...and to have those expectations on most other companies is a fallacy within the individual gamer who literally expects all companies to follow WotC's model. </p><p></p><p>So, try to not have any real expectations and just take the product for what it is...and if you are the type to put expectations on other people and things, then expect to be dissapointed more times than nought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EarthsShadow, post: 1066768, member: 3531"] [b]have no expectations[/b] It's a proven fact that when people have large expectations of a product, most of the time that product fails to meet those expectations. People with large expectations will be more likely to find a flaw with the product and are quicker to dislike it and put it down before giving it a real chance because they feel that it 'didn't meet their expectations.' The best example of this, and I do apologize for mentioning it, is the hope and expectations most of us had before the D&D movie came out. The previews did look good, the hype we heard made it seem like a good movie, the articles in Dragon magazine made it seem like it was a good movie, and for most of us it failed miserably. This movie was the one that taught me to not have high expectations for anything I see in previews or what I read on the internet, or magazines, or interviews, and instead I learned to take a step back and just make my decision on whatever product it is when it comes out. Also, in my earlier post about most of the gaming community being spoiled I mean that...WotC has spoiled most people rotten with their full color books and almost amazing artwork...and to have those expectations on most other companies is a fallacy within the individual gamer who literally expects all companies to follow WotC's model. So, try to not have any real expectations and just take the product for what it is...and if you are the type to put expectations on other people and things, then expect to be dissapointed more times than nought. [/QUOTE]
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