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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7791715" data-attributes="member: 205"><p>That's fair. Here's my (actually serious) take, and really the only reason I pushed back on the issue at all.</p><p></p><p>Any disagreement depends on the idea that there might be a new Greyhawk produced in the near future, which would actually constitute something I would consider buying. The value of any previously published Greyhawk product isn't something I would desire to argue about. </p><p></p><p>As I (in general) like picking up official product if it peaks my interest, a Greyhawk product that hews closely to the tropes and trappings of 1983 isn't something that would interest me, so I find the concept to be a negative. The aspects of Greyhawk that tend to be lionized in online discussion (the sword-and-sorcery vibe, the gritty feel, the "just enough sand in the sandbox" level of detail, the Darlene maps) are personally concepts that strike me as either desultory or offputting. Not my cup of tea. </p><p></p><p>The idea of a rebooted Greyhawk, with some updates to add in some novel concepts mixed in with classic, recognizable names, that strikes me as a bit more interesting. That's something I would look into picking up, so I view it as a positive.</p><p></p><p>I recognize that not everyone agrees with my aesthetic preferences, of course, but I have no particular desire to advocate for other people's preferences. So I'll continue to push for a "Greyhawk for the 21st century", since I view a remake of the tropes of 1983 to be a path I have little interest in purchasing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 7791715, member: 205"] That's fair. Here's my (actually serious) take, and really the only reason I pushed back on the issue at all. Any disagreement depends on the idea that there might be a new Greyhawk produced in the near future, which would actually constitute something I would consider buying. The value of any previously published Greyhawk product isn't something I would desire to argue about. As I (in general) like picking up official product if it peaks my interest, a Greyhawk product that hews closely to the tropes and trappings of 1983 isn't something that would interest me, so I find the concept to be a negative. The aspects of Greyhawk that tend to be lionized in online discussion (the sword-and-sorcery vibe, the gritty feel, the "just enough sand in the sandbox" level of detail, the Darlene maps) are personally concepts that strike me as either desultory or offputting. Not my cup of tea. The idea of a rebooted Greyhawk, with some updates to add in some novel concepts mixed in with classic, recognizable names, that strikes me as a bit more interesting. That's something I would look into picking up, so I view it as a positive. I recognize that not everyone agrees with my aesthetic preferences, of course, but I have no particular desire to advocate for other people's preferences. So I'll continue to push for a "Greyhawk for the 21st century", since I view a remake of the tropes of 1983 to be a path I have little interest in purchasing. [/QUOTE]
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