Iron_Chef said:
LGJ is nearly worthless, as Greyhawk will never receive the depth of support of FR, thus making most of it useless--I mean, who plays Greyhawk anymore, and more specifically, who likes the horrible changes made to the setting during/since 2e's Greyhawk Wars?
How about these folks?
Or the very first story hour here on the boards?
And dare I say it? My Story Hour?
To quote Inigo Montoya,
"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." Clearly, quite a few people use Greyhawk, especially given that it's the default setting. It's also vague enough to allow lots of customization by the DM, something that is more difficult for the more detailed Realms. Consequently, adventures that utilize Greyhawk are as welcome as not, IMHO. But quite honestly, so are non-GH adventures. Most dungeon modules don't require a great deal of customization.
LGJ is only occasionally useful, when items can be easily transplanted to FR or another setting, such as the Vault of the Drow special.
And that was, ironically, my least favorite issue of LGJ, so far. You may not have found LGJ useful, but I've never found it anything but. The Silent Brotherhood, Death Knights, the vault of the draow, new monsters, custom paladins, city maps, region details, histories and lots of possibilities and story ideas. I only wish LGJ could be bigger, frankly. Heck, a large part of my campaign got a kick-off from the presentation of the Animus template.
And please get rid of the horribly unfunny, untalented comics in Dungeon. Dragon is the place for these, if they must be run at all, and Dragon has way too many awful comics in it clogging up space already, which amount to six free full page ads for Kenzer & Co. comic books.
Actually, I think you meant Dork Storm Press, there. And I love all the comics, particularly the new 'Downer', which strikes me as a Wormy for a new generation. I also love Zogonia which, to me, is always spot-on funny. I much prefered the April Fool's issues to have expanded comics, rather than truly wasteful 'joke' material. Clearly, as many folks disagree with that as the inclusion of fiction in Dragon. Some folks don't like Peanut Butter in their chocolate.
I may sound bitter, but I'm really unhappy with the changes to Dragon/Dungeon lately and have given up hope that they will ever be improved to my satisfaction, where every issue will have at least **something** useful in it (but preferably at least 50% useful content).
I'm sorry to hear it, but obviously disagree. I've loved everything I've seen in the most recent changes, and always been under the impression that Paizo's staff is always striving to improve. The problem, obviously, is that some of us (you and I, for example) radically disagree on the direction of the magazine, and it's obvious we can't both be served. I enjoyed issue #100, while you found it extremely lacking. It's a very difficult situation for them, as they can't please everyone. Paizo needs to figure out which audience will keep the magazine in operation and turn a profit. It's my opinion that they're trying.
