Are reviews of older books useful?

[Crothian]

There are times when I'm going through some of mny older d20 books that I've used from time to time over the past several years that I think of doing a review on them. These are books I've read a few times, used in game as a player of DM . But writing reviews does take some time even with books I know well. So, are reviews of older books useful? Do you want them? Would you read them? THe poll only covers the one questions but the others you all can answer in posts.

 

[Greylock]

Heck, yeah. I find older books shrink-wrapped still, or books I missed the first rush on. Still need to know. There's another web-site I visit (other genre completely), which manages fresh reviews of products older than DnD itself.

I'd like to see your take on older stuff.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I know I didn't buy everything when it first came out. I just recently looked up a book that came out in 2002 to read the reviews before buying it.

 

[ivocaliban]

Absolutely. In fact, I recently spent hours searching the net for mulitiple reviews of the dual-stat books for L5R/Rokugan. Having multiple reviews gives one a more rounded view of the product as a whole. Many older books (and those that target a smaller audience) have too few reviews available to make an informed decision. It's especially important for those of us too far from RPG stores to peruse books first-hand. I prefer to read at least three reviews of an item before making the plunge.

 

[Turjan]

For me, yes . I also buy older stuff, and I'm not one of those people who think that 3.0 books are obsolete. Of course, don't expect the review to be on the top list of current talks. Additionally, many old titles are only available on ebay nowadays.

Actually, I was thinking about writing some reviews about the good old stuff myself. This will probably not happen, because it takes me too long with my crappy English skills. Anyway, I sometimes have some bouts of d20 nostalgia !

 

[Turanil]

I voted no because with the d20 market continuously flooded by new products with a short print run, it's really difficult to get older products, so having a review for these is a little superfluous. However, for PDFs it's another matter.

 

[MonsterMash]

Yes, very much so and I'll keep adding reviews including older products.

 

[Morrus]

I think so, yes. In the past, I've needed something like an adventure to use, and I've sorted through my collection and pulled out a small pile of possibilities. I then went to the reviews pages to quickly figure out which ones were generally regarded well and which weren't. Made my selection process that much quicker without my having to read through all of them and evaluate them.

Similarly, there have been times when a player has asked "Is it OK if I use this book?". Not being familiar with the book, I'll look it up and see what people think of it. If it is regarded well, I'll usually be receptive to its use; if not, I'll be less receptive.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Heck yea! There a lot of older books I's love to get my hands on. It really gets my goat when I purchase a bookk and it turns out to be dud. At leat with reviews, my choices become a lot clearer.

 

[Illvillainy]

Definitely.