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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7696524" data-attributes="member: 22779">That raises an interesting question, at least to me.&nbsp; Does it make up for it?&nbsp; Say <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law" target="_blank">Sturgeon's Law that 90% of everything is crap</a> applies here.&nbsp; Not a huge leap IMO.&nbsp; Does that 10% actually make up for having to sift through that much chaff?&nbsp; At what point does the chaff just drive people away?&nbsp; How many bad experiences at the table does a good experience make up for?&nbsp; Hey, I was, and am, a big 3pp supporter.&nbsp; My 3e library, apart from a couple of WotC books, was mostly 3pp.&nbsp; And, most of it wasn't very good, and most of it never saw the light of day at my table.&nbsp; Sure, there were some fantastic gems - I got a solid two and a half years of play out of the World's Largest Dungeon.&nbsp; Fantastic.&nbsp; But, my Scarred Lands collection just gathered dust most to of the time, despite trying to run two campaigns in the setting, simply because most of it was crap.&nbsp; Poorly designed setting - the maps often didn't match the text (yes, let's have the hub of trade for the continent be in a location which is virtually impossible to travel to O.O ) with very poorly designed mechanics.I have to admit, I'm largely burned out on it.&nbsp; I just don't have the time or energy to go dumpster diving to find that one nugget that I might use in my game anymore.&nbsp; I mean, good grief, I supported the Primeval Thule Kickstarter on the basis of the Fantasy Grounds support.&nbsp; It's been over EIGHT months now and we've still not seen any movement on that.&nbsp; If WotC pulled this kind of crap, they'd get crucified.&nbsp; But, because it's a 3pp, I'm supposed to smile and eat it and keep right on supporting 3pp's?&nbsp; Bugger that.&nbsp; Last time I will ever support that company.&nbsp; And I'm far, far less inclined to support anyone else either.&nbsp; At least when I buy a WotC product, I know what I'm getting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7696524, member: 22779"] That raises an interesting question, at least to me. Does it make up for it? Say [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law]Sturgeon's Law that 90% of everything is crap[/url] applies here. Not a huge leap IMO. Does that 10% actually make up for having to sift through that much chaff? At what point does the chaff just drive people away? How many bad experiences at the table does a good experience make up for? Hey, I was, and am, a big 3pp supporter. My 3e library, apart from a couple of WotC books, was mostly 3pp. And, most of it wasn't very good, and most of it never saw the light of day at my table. Sure, there were some fantastic gems - I got a solid two and a half years of play out of the World's Largest Dungeon. Fantastic. But, my Scarred Lands collection just gathered dust most to of the time, despite trying to run two campaigns in the setting, simply because most of it was crap. Poorly designed setting - the maps often didn't match the text (yes, let's have the hub of trade for the continent be in a location which is virtually impossible to travel to O.O ) with very poorly designed mechanics. I have to admit, I'm largely burned out on it. I just don't have the time or energy to go dumpster diving to find that one nugget that I might use in my game anymore. I mean, good grief, I supported the Primeval Thule Kickstarter on the basis of the Fantasy Grounds support. It's been over EIGHT months now and we've still not seen any movement on that. If WotC pulled this kind of crap, they'd get crucified. But, because it's a 3pp, I'm supposed to smile and eat it and keep right on supporting 3pp's? Bugger that. Last time I will ever support that company. And I'm far, far less inclined to support anyone else either. At least when I buy a WotC product, I know what I'm getting. [/QUOTE]

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