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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 2494920" data-attributes="member: 9249">Given the average quality of editing and content that comes out of Sword & Sorcery Studios, or their parent company, I could be far harsher.They're a top-tier company that-- as you seem to agree-- puts out top-tier products.I try to avoid being harsh, even with products I do not care for, because I know that I'm talking about someone else's baby-- a project they've put weeks or months or even years of work into, and a project they're excited about. People don't get into game design if they don't love it. I don't sell my projects, but I do share them-- and I've gotten some harsh comments about them. I know what that feels like, and I know that it sucks.But the person I replied to took a customer-- someone who paid money for his work-- and called him "ignorant" and accused him of "spewing nonsense" because he complained about the quality of that work. He proceeded to belittle this customer and label his complaints as nothing more than the rumblings of dissatisfied nostalgia. That attitude is unjustifiable, especially when those complaints have some basis.It is one thing to defend one's work, and I will never begrudge a man for that. It is another thing to place yourself above criticism and to insult people for having the audacity to voice their dissatisfaction with products they've paid good money for.Yes, they do-- please, read the paragraph about harshness again, and know that I mean it. And I do try to give credit where credit is due, even in products that I consider to be poor overall. Every book in the Gamma World d20 product line has incredible story material in it, and has ideas that are just begging to be used in a post-apocalyptic game.I respect the effort the contributors put into the product line. I even respect their ability to take pride in their work even when I believe it to be subpar (I know I've done the same with my work). I do not respect, and will never respect, designers who cannot face criticism of their work and designers who disrespect the people their work is designed for.I've already made my complaints about Gamma World-- mostly in far kinder tones than I have in this thread. I wouldn't have "ripped on" it any further were it not for the disgusting attitude in the post I replied to.</blockquote>

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