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<blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 2295049" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>I figure folks write reviews for 4 reasons -- </p><p></p><p>#1 they want to evangelize a product (I loved X you will too) </p><p></p><p>#2they hated a product and want to warn people off (this is rarer though as it requires spending work on something you hated)</p><p></p><p>#3 they like writing reviews</p><p></p><p>#4 they want to return a favor as I did with my (one and only) review of the Kenzer module I won in a contest</p><p></p><p>If you sell a few hundred copies of Lycean Arcanum or Chainmail Bikinis the odds aren't that good that someone who meets the criteria </p><p></p><p>Also there are a LOT of D&D (and other) products out there and the absolute number of reviewers is pretty small and their time is limited. This can mean lots of good products get de-prioritized </p><p></p><p>I can't really offer many solutions other than to ask for a review -- just flatt out request one. A post saying "Hey anyone want to review Lycean Arcanum may just get what you want </p><p></p><p>Also on a personal note - I don't review much because I don't buy much -- I did buy a few PDF's this year and Blue Rose and that was about it. Everything I bought had been reviewed before and I dodn't have anything to add -- I have a tendancy to wait until I have read 2 reviews or looked at the product before buying </p><p></p><p>Now just to be mercenary -- I am perfectly willing to do reviews of a product I have been given -- Now I have to mention that in my review -- and it will color my perceptions in a positive way but on the whole I am (IMNSHO anyway) reasonably fair -- </p><p></p><p>I suspect a lot of other folks are like this too...</p><p></p><p>A caveat with this approach though -- if you are trying to get a review of a supplemental product you need to check to see if they have the needed main book -- FREX I do not own Elements of Magic -- so if I did a review would have to be a 2fer and cover both books --</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ace, post: 2295049, member: 944"] I figure folks write reviews for 4 reasons -- #1 they want to evangelize a product (I loved X you will too) #2they hated a product and want to warn people off (this is rarer though as it requires spending work on something you hated) #3 they like writing reviews #4 they want to return a favor as I did with my (one and only) review of the Kenzer module I won in a contest If you sell a few hundred copies of Lycean Arcanum or Chainmail Bikinis the odds aren't that good that someone who meets the criteria Also there are a LOT of D&D (and other) products out there and the absolute number of reviewers is pretty small and their time is limited. This can mean lots of good products get de-prioritized I can't really offer many solutions other than to ask for a review -- just flatt out request one. A post saying "Hey anyone want to review Lycean Arcanum may just get what you want Also on a personal note - I don't review much because I don't buy much -- I did buy a few PDF's this year and Blue Rose and that was about it. Everything I bought had been reviewed before and I dodn't have anything to add -- I have a tendancy to wait until I have read 2 reviews or looked at the product before buying Now just to be mercenary -- I am perfectly willing to do reviews of a product I have been given -- Now I have to mention that in my review -- and it will color my perceptions in a positive way but on the whole I am (IMNSHO anyway) reasonably fair -- I suspect a lot of other folks are like this too... A caveat with this approach though -- if you are trying to get a review of a supplemental product you need to check to see if they have the needed main book -- FREX I do not own Elements of Magic -- so if I did a review would have to be a 2fer and cover both books -- [/QUOTE]
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