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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 7696492" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>First of all, perhaps my comments came off more inflammatory in writing than in actuality. Yes, I find it annoying, but in terms of generating actual "nerd rage," this is maybe a 2 on a scale of 10. Cubicle 7 has chosen not to produce the kind of product I want; I've chosen not to purchase much of what they have produced. **shrugs** Seems like a pretty straightforward consequence of product supply / consumer demand. </p><p></p><p>It is ironic, though, that griping about the 5e release schedule seems to be a generally accepted thing around here, but leveling the same criticism at another company is somehow taboo. To say nothing about how we hear the mantra constantly on these forums, "Play what you like! It's okay to have your own preferences! No one has to tell you you're having badwrongfun!" </p><p></p><p>But as soon as I talk about my dissatisfaction with the current One Ring product line, because I have personal preferences of what I enjoy in the Lord of the Rings fiction, somehow I'm now a bitter nerd-rager?</p><p></p><p>To give some context: Faramir is BY FAR my favorite character in the Lord of the Rings fiction. (Peter Jackson's deplorable treatment of Faramir in the movies is worthy of much more nerd rage than Cubicle 7, but that's another debate entirely. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) The entire backstory of Gondor, Numenor, Isildur and Anarion, the North and South Kingdoms of the Men of the West, etc., are by far my favorite parts of the Lord of the Rings lore, closely followed by the history of the Silmarils. I don't currently have any tattoos, but if I ever got one, it would be of exactly one thing --- the White Tree of Gondor.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, I'm partial to Gondor. And @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=467" target="_blank">Reynard</a></u></strong></em> might be right; The One Ring isn't "made" just for me. They made a design decision to stick to one particular time period and locales for the system. And because of those choices, I have been unwilling to promote the system more, because that's not the Lord of the Rings RPG play experience I want. To me, The One Ring is missing what I consider to be some crucial, nay, vital pieces.</p><p></p><p>Why the need to jump to Cubicle 7's defense? Do you work for them, or have some business interest? They made a choice to focus on what I see as particularly uninteresting aspects of Middle-Earth's Third Age. I'm not denigrating anyone who prefers what they've already produced; I'm simply saying I will be dissatisfied as a customer until I see support for Gondor characters. And this is somehow . . . offensive?</p><p></p><p>As far as what Cubicle 7 posted on their web site, it's a lovely sentiment. Truly, I'm sure they mean it from the bottom of their hearts, and I'm sure they feel it when they say it. But the harsh reality of business is that there is going to be an opportunity cost to produce a D&D 5e "setting" or "imagining" of the Lord of the Rings for them. The fact that their release schedule for the product line has already been brutally slow isn't going to suddenly change by them taking on a new project of significant scope. My best hope is that they'll get a massive influx of cash from their D&D 5e efforts, and maybe sometime in 2018 I'll finally get my Gondorians. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 7696492, member: 85870"] First of all, perhaps my comments came off more inflammatory in writing than in actuality. Yes, I find it annoying, but in terms of generating actual "nerd rage," this is maybe a 2 on a scale of 10. Cubicle 7 has chosen not to produce the kind of product I want; I've chosen not to purchase much of what they have produced. **shrugs** Seems like a pretty straightforward consequence of product supply / consumer demand. It is ironic, though, that griping about the 5e release schedule seems to be a generally accepted thing around here, but leveling the same criticism at another company is somehow taboo. To say nothing about how we hear the mantra constantly on these forums, "Play what you like! It's okay to have your own preferences! No one has to tell you you're having badwrongfun!" But as soon as I talk about my dissatisfaction with the current One Ring product line, because I have personal preferences of what I enjoy in the Lord of the Rings fiction, somehow I'm now a bitter nerd-rager? To give some context: Faramir is BY FAR my favorite character in the Lord of the Rings fiction. (Peter Jackson's deplorable treatment of Faramir in the movies is worthy of much more nerd rage than Cubicle 7, but that's another debate entirely. :p;)) The entire backstory of Gondor, Numenor, Isildur and Anarion, the North and South Kingdoms of the Men of the West, etc., are by far my favorite parts of the Lord of the Rings lore, closely followed by the history of the Silmarils. I don't currently have any tattoos, but if I ever got one, it would be of exactly one thing --- the White Tree of Gondor. So yeah, I'm partial to Gondor. And @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=467"]Reynard[/URL][/U][/B][/I] might be right; The One Ring isn't "made" just for me. They made a design decision to stick to one particular time period and locales for the system. And because of those choices, I have been unwilling to promote the system more, because that's not the Lord of the Rings RPG play experience I want. To me, The One Ring is missing what I consider to be some crucial, nay, vital pieces. Why the need to jump to Cubicle 7's defense? Do you work for them, or have some business interest? They made a choice to focus on what I see as particularly uninteresting aspects of Middle-Earth's Third Age. I'm not denigrating anyone who prefers what they've already produced; I'm simply saying I will be dissatisfied as a customer until I see support for Gondor characters. And this is somehow . . . offensive? As far as what Cubicle 7 posted on their web site, it's a lovely sentiment. Truly, I'm sure they mean it from the bottom of their hearts, and I'm sure they feel it when they say it. But the harsh reality of business is that there is going to be an opportunity cost to produce a D&D 5e "setting" or "imagining" of the Lord of the Rings for them. The fact that their release schedule for the product line has already been brutally slow isn't going to suddenly change by them taking on a new project of significant scope. My best hope is that they'll get a massive influx of cash from their D&D 5e efforts, and maybe sometime in 2018 I'll finally get my Gondorians. ;) [/QUOTE]
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