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<blockquote data-quote="Razuur" data-source="post: 312958" data-attributes="member: 1997"><p><strong>Reviews</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes!</p><p></p><p>For PDF's - definitely. I have not bought one yet that I didn't carefully read the reviews. I have also not bought a PDF that I was unhappy with.</p><p></p><p>For books - definitely. I too don't really care so much for the reviewers opinion on the material as in what exactly is in it. A lot of things that bother reviewers (not a slam) I just don't care about. Game Balance has always been illusory, IMHO. Story first, rules way second, IMO. Broken mechanics - if the book is mostly good stuff, I can live with a few mistakes. Bad editing, same- if it is basically good stuff, typos don't bother me. Content does. I mainly read review to find out what is in it, what makes the offering unique, and to understand the flavor.</p><p></p><p>By that I mean that many companies p[ut out good stuff. Lets take Green Ronin for example. That company puts out good stuff. Unfortunately the niche that they pursue isn't really applicable to me, so I for the most part don't buy their stuff. It is a cup of tea thing. BUT, i recognize that their stuff is so good, that I carefully read reviews for all of their stuff, for when (as in the case of their class books - Shaman's handbook and Necromancy) some thing that is my cup of tea arrives. in which case I will order it with out even looking because GR puts out good stuff.</p><p></p><p>I have bought products because of reviews. These are a few: Twin Crowns, SpyCraft, Alchemy and Herbalists.</p><p></p><p>I have also skipped a couple ( and been glad when I finally saw them) such as Canting crew (the first 1/3 was awesome, the dictionary didn't work for me - especially at that price), and Codex of Erde ( To be fair, I still haven't gotten a chance to see an unwrapped package to tell )</p><p></p><p>So yes. Reviewers keep reviewing! I have bought books based on both bad and good reviews, simply because I saw something I liked in the review that "worked."</p><p></p><p>Razuur</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Razuur, post: 312958, member: 1997"] [b]Reviews[/b] Yes! For PDF's - definitely. I have not bought one yet that I didn't carefully read the reviews. I have also not bought a PDF that I was unhappy with. For books - definitely. I too don't really care so much for the reviewers opinion on the material as in what exactly is in it. A lot of things that bother reviewers (not a slam) I just don't care about. Game Balance has always been illusory, IMHO. Story first, rules way second, IMO. Broken mechanics - if the book is mostly good stuff, I can live with a few mistakes. Bad editing, same- if it is basically good stuff, typos don't bother me. Content does. I mainly read review to find out what is in it, what makes the offering unique, and to understand the flavor. By that I mean that many companies p[ut out good stuff. Lets take Green Ronin for example. That company puts out good stuff. Unfortunately the niche that they pursue isn't really applicable to me, so I for the most part don't buy their stuff. It is a cup of tea thing. BUT, i recognize that their stuff is so good, that I carefully read reviews for all of their stuff, for when (as in the case of their class books - Shaman's handbook and Necromancy) some thing that is my cup of tea arrives. in which case I will order it with out even looking because GR puts out good stuff. I have bought products because of reviews. These are a few: Twin Crowns, SpyCraft, Alchemy and Herbalists. I have also skipped a couple ( and been glad when I finally saw them) such as Canting crew (the first 1/3 was awesome, the dictionary didn't work for me - especially at that price), and Codex of Erde ( To be fair, I still haven't gotten a chance to see an unwrapped package to tell ) So yes. Reviewers keep reviewing! I have bought books based on both bad and good reviews, simply because I saw something I liked in the review that "worked." Razuur [/QUOTE]
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