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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 843940" data-attributes="member: 6957">Hmmm, James Ward's reaction to criticism does seem a tad unprofessional, taking it very personally indeed. I gather from his reaction to other reviews (the line 'we know what we're doing' springs to mind, but can't recall what review that was their response to, just that the critique was that they were misusing the OGL.) I suspect that Mr. Ward is not a professional, that part of the reason that he becomes so upset is that he has attached FF to his personal identity, that attacks on his products are attacks upon his integrity. In other words FF's faults are in his blind spot. What he needs to do is take a deep breath and reevauate the books and their reviews. Certainly claiming that a publisher should not be held responsible for making sure its products follow agreed upon licenses was, at best, silly.However it may also be fair to state that Mr. Ward has given himself a lot of bad press with reviewers, that because of his stance that 'the products are perfect, it's the reviews that are wrong', reviewers are less likely to look upon a products shortcomings in a kindly light. Forgiving him less than they might a more congenial and/or professional publisher. (Goodness knows I have seen this process more than once...)I have not purchased any FF books, largely because of reviews, but also because I feel that there was no reason for a goodly number of their books to be hardcover, driving up the price. (Rings of Power for example had only one item that interested me, I might have bought the book for $10, but no way was I going to spend $25.) However the most damning reason I have not purchased any FF product has been the reaction the company has shown to criticism. I feel that this attitude means that the company's products are going to be slow to improve in quality, if they improve at all.I really hope that Mr. Ward can get himself out of the corner he is painting himself into, but I fear that his latest 900 words indicates that he just bought a bigger brush....The Auld Grump</blockquote>

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