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<blockquote data-quote="Sketchpad" data-source="post: 1707941" data-attributes="member: 9168">Got my issue of Dragon today ... gotta say, some of the info is really good <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; But I did have a few problems:1) Class Acts.&nbsp; I like the article ... but a Class Acts article for every class right in a row?&nbsp; That seems a little overkill, don't you think?2) The Samurai vs. Knight bit.&nbsp; It was okay ... but I didn't really get much out of it that I couldn't have found in other books that I have.&nbsp; 3) The comics.&nbsp; Ugh ... right in the middle?&nbsp; 4) The Graphic Design.&nbsp; This was my biggest problem in the entire magazine.&nbsp; Speaking as a designer myself, pgs. 78-110 have some serious design flaws, especially in regards to the titles ... &quot;Treasures of the Dwarven Holds&quot; is the worse (Why take up an entire page with a title practically?)&nbsp; I was very disappointed with this, as Dragon has always been a well designed magazine and this just seems like a serious downgrade IMHO.On the good side though, I liked this month's Silicon Sorcery and the stuff on Demon Stone ... and, though I didn't care for the Samurai vs. Knight bit, the design was good <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I also liked the inclusion of the Cyclops race ... will this be a regular feature?&nbsp; I sure hope so <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />If I had to grade it, I'd give it a C ... if the design was better, I'd grade it higher <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sketchpad, post: 1707941, member: 9168"] Got my issue of Dragon today ... gotta say, some of the info is really good :) But I did have a few problems: 1) Class Acts. I like the article ... but a Class Acts article for every class right in a row? That seems a little overkill, don't you think? 2) The Samurai vs. Knight bit. It was okay ... but I didn't really get much out of it that I couldn't have found in other books that I have. 3) The comics. Ugh ... right in the middle? 4) The Graphic Design. This was my biggest problem in the entire magazine. Speaking as a designer myself, pgs. 78-110 have some serious design flaws, especially in regards to the titles ... "Treasures of the Dwarven Holds" is the worse (Why take up an entire page with a title practically?) I was very disappointed with this, as Dragon has always been a well designed magazine and this just seems like a serious downgrade IMHO. On the good side though, I liked this month's Silicon Sorcery and the stuff on Demon Stone ... and, though I didn't care for the Samurai vs. Knight bit, the design was good :) I also liked the inclusion of the Cyclops race ... will this be a regular feature? I sure hope so :) If I had to grade it, I'd give it a C ... if the design was better, I'd grade it higher :) [/QUOTE]

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