[ENnies] New Revisions = New Products?

[Mark]

Most awards programs (perhaps all) considered WotC's Third Edition as a whole new game for the purposes of their entry qualifications. Does the same hold true for Three Point Five? Should it?

Also, what of the many updated settings and source books we will likely see over the next year, not just from WotC but from many third party publishers? Is there a certain amount of new material that should be required for entry in a category for an award?

Obviously these questions are further complicated by the whole OGL/d20 Licensing requirements and situation. Last time around the Origins Awards had to make some adjustments in regard to stand alone games that were published under the OGL since they do utilize the d20 System game engine as a basis for their mechanics. How does this factor into what can be considered a whole new product and eligibility for an award?

Lots of questions that may not have easy answers. Should their be clear guidelines set forth? If it is left to be decided during the nominations period, will an arbitrary selection/delineation process be fair, or at least perceived broadly as fair enough to maintian the integrity of the awards system?

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

If a 3.0 product was elligible for an award just because of 3.5 modifications I would be Johnny McTicked. The creative leap of combining Intuit Direction and Wilderness Lore just because its in the rules is not something I wish to applaud. Now, conversions available on the publisher's website would be a nod for "best publisher" or "best commerical website" or whatever, but I don't think it should be cause to re-evaluate a product.

Just my two cents.

 

[Crothian]

There is a big step being being elgible and being nominated though. Another thing that has to be looked at is in the pdf realm. Can books that were released a few years ago compete in the pdf categories because they are being rereleased as pdfs?

 

[Morrus]

There is a big step being being elgible and being nominated though. Another thing that has to be looked at is in the pdf realm. Can books that were released a few years ago compete in the pdf categories because they are being rereleased as pdfs?

I'm strongly against that. Movies don't get nominated in the Oscars three times (once for initial release, then again in the following year for the VHS version, and then again for the DVD version), and neither should RPG products.

 

[Cybern]

Movies don't get nominated in the Oscars three times (once for initial release, then again in the following year for the VHS version, and then again for the DVD version), and neither should RPG products.

I second that!

 

[TalonComics]

I'm strongly against that. Movies don't get nominated in the Oscars three times (once for initial release, then again in the following year for the VHS version, and then again for the DVD version), and neither should RPG products.

But software gets reviewed every release qualifying it as different product. Personally, I don't think 3.5 updates should be allowed as nominations though.

~D

 

[Darkness]

We could create a "best 3.5 update" category, though. (

 

[diaglo]

new product = new product in my book.

remakes or rehashes of old ideas don't count.

with that said...you know the drill....OD&D(1974)....

 

[DonAdam]

If Wizards had the cajones to call this a new edition, it should qualify.

They didn't. Therefore they don't qualify.

 

[Ashy]

I'm strongly against that. Movies don't get nominated in the Oscars three times (once for initial release, then again in the following year for the VHS version, and then again for the DVD version), and neither should RPG products.

I agree.