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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mystic Eye" data-source="post: 159539" data-attributes="member: 711">The above is not accurate. The content provided is generally original material made for going inot GF and not left overs. It may be a piece that helps to promote something, (In some cases a direct promo) but it is original from the majority of the publishers. I Just wanted to correct that theory.Now, I would agree that what I am about to do is not a perfect apples to apples comparison but I think the folks saying GF lacks value for its price point may be looking at things in the wrong way.The points in a nut shell are:It looks and feels like a magazineIt is to high priced at $17.95You can't use all the material in it as it varies widely.It does not need to be in color.References to it being maybe a 7-12 dollar book in value or has no real value.OK, Lets look at this now:GF 2:MSRP: $17.95 160 some odd pagesFull color, high quality layout.Content: New monsters, classes, adventures, etc.A real chance to see what other products may have to offer ( The spycraft class for instance)The d20 magic of Rokugan: A fine book BTW:MSRP: $24.9596 pagesB&W Interior, high quality layoutContent: Magic for a very specific setting. Great stuff but if you are not playing OA or Rokugan you will not likley use it all.By the estimations here this should be a $5 dollar book and has little to no value (if you view it as you view GF)Arms & Armor: Fantastic book IMHO:MSRP: $24.9596 PagesFull color, high quality InteriorContet: Tons of weapon and armor stuff. Will you use all of it. Probably not.Therefore, this should be a 12 dollar book and has no value at its $24.95. The color added no value at all.(these are not my thoughts BTW I am using the assumptions folks established here.)It is also done on a high gloss interior stock like GF.Quintessential fighter:MSRP: $19.95128 pagesB&W interior, High quality layoutContent: A varied set of rules for fighting classes. New Prcs, items, feats, and rules, adventure ideas, etc.By the assumptions here this book should be around 5-6 dollars when compared to GF2.The only differences between GF2 and these books is that it "looks" like a magazine and has a less focused set of material. Oh, and a lower price point for its production values.Even taking that into account, GF has as much if not more, statistically, than these other books. I chose these three because they all sold extremely well and are great books.Taking  the only two real negatives presented (Looks like a magazine, large variety of material means it will not all appeal to everyone) and then comparing it to these hot selling, well worth it, titles (that all three of these publishers provided material to GF 2 for) GF is still a good value.The magaizine stigma is unfortunate because people are skewing their perceived value on that basis and not product itself.If you take what is important in a standard reivew:Price value( usually based on price per page+ content)Production value and layoutContent qualityArtworkThis book gets generally good marks for all of these and has a value that warrants its price.I think it is much better than a magazine!</blockquote>

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