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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PowerWordDumb" data-source="post: 849788" data-attributes="member: 8614">My philosophy is that even the worst product has *some* kind of ideas in it that might be lifted for use in your own game.  I'm not claiming that justifies the purchase price of any product which doesn't meet the requirements of its specified use, but it's impossible to believe that there is absolutely nothing redeeming about any of FFE's books.Psion and other have been very even-handed in their reviews, while others have come across as a pack of jackals foaming at the mouth at the opportunity to post another evisceration of a review.  It's the latter group which could stand to learn a few things, as this second article claims.I've never bought an FFE product, for much the same reasons as I suspect many of you have not.  But I have looked inside the covers, and I have seen the occasional idea which I found appealing.  Just not appealing enough to fork over the purchase price and then do the required re-work to make it useful in my game.  That's a long long way from claiming a total lack of value in their products.Unfortunately for FFE, compounding their rules problems is the fact it has now become 'cool' to bash them in reviews.  One hopes rather than becoming further embittered and isolated, that they will instead turn out a product of excellent design, consistent rules applications, and creative genius.  That should make everyone happy.</blockquote>