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<blockquote data-quote="THG Mage" data-source="post: 151911" data-attributes="member: 1296">I'll finally speak on this topicAfter reading over this entire thread, I feel that I need to at least make one comment, as I was one of the writers of Bluffside.Working in the retail field as I do and have done for a while, and more specifically, a bookstore, I agree with KK.&nbsp; First impressions are crucial to sales of a product.&nbsp; I see it everyday.&nbsp; Does it make it right, to use an old cliche &quot;judge a book by its cover&quot;, as the end all be all deciding factor in a purchase.&nbsp; Dont know.&nbsp; That is completely up to the person walking through the store with $$$ in their pocket looking to buy something.I have seen some of the crappiest looking books sell out in a day because they had great content.&nbsp; I have also seen the best looking books sit on a shelf and collect dust.&nbsp; I have also seen the reverse of both scenarios.&nbsp; Makes the business interesting for the people producing the products to try and strike the fine balance between &quot;flashy and eye-catching&quot; to &quot;usable and full of goodness&quot;.&nbsp; A lot of times, they have to choose one or the other due to $$$.&nbsp; Its an unfortunate part of the business no one likes to acknowledge.&nbsp; It goes back to the old topic of money.&nbsp; Those with a lot can afford to spend it on &quot;flashy and eye-catching&quot; while those that dont have it try to strike the balance.&nbsp; Am I saying that Bluffside is the end all be all city campaign setting.&nbsp; Well, eventhough I helped create it, in a word, no.&nbsp; I dont think ANY product that is released is the &quot;end all be all&quot; of anything.&nbsp; There is just too much talent floating around working for the different compaines to make any product the &quot;end all be all&quot;.&nbsp; What I am saying is Bluffside is a very thought out, well put together city that a section of the RPG public will hopefully give a try to.&nbsp; Is it better than all the other great city settings that are out there?&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; That is ultimately up to the people who use it or dont use it.I think that is all I have to say on that topic.&nbsp; I hope it came across the way I wanted it to.&nbsp; Non-confrontational and containing no venom.&nbsp; &nbsp; I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion, whether I agree with them or not.&nbsp; It just so happens that I dont agree with some of KK's, although I do agree with him on some of his points.&nbsp; Thats the nature of the beast I guess.Now, on to the reason I actually started this post before getting pulled into the other topic.&nbsp; I saw that last post and I just had to comment.&nbsp; I personally believe that every product, no matter what it is supposed to be about, should have a &quot;create/rent a whore&quot; table...lol.&nbsp; How funny is that?&nbsp; LOLGood gaming to everyone.<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="THG Mage, post: 151911, member: 1296"] [b]I'll finally speak on this topic[/b] After reading over this entire thread, I feel that I need to at least make one comment, as I was one of the writers of Bluffside. Working in the retail field as I do and have done for a while, and more specifically, a bookstore, I agree with KK. First impressions are crucial to sales of a product. I see it everyday. Does it make it right, to use an old cliche "judge a book by its cover", as the end all be all deciding factor in a purchase. Dont know. That is completely up to the person walking through the store with $$$ in their pocket looking to buy something. I have seen some of the crappiest looking books sell out in a day because they had great content. I have also seen the best looking books sit on a shelf and collect dust. I have also seen the reverse of both scenarios. Makes the business interesting for the people producing the products to try and strike the fine balance between "flashy and eye-catching" to "usable and full of goodness". A lot of times, they have to choose one or the other due to $$$. Its an unfortunate part of the business no one likes to acknowledge. It goes back to the old topic of money. Those with a lot can afford to spend it on "flashy and eye-catching" while those that dont have it try to strike the balance. Am I saying that Bluffside is the end all be all city campaign setting. Well, eventhough I helped create it, in a word, no. I dont think ANY product that is released is the "end all be all" of anything. There is just too much talent floating around working for the different compaines to make any product the "end all be all". What I am saying is Bluffside is a very thought out, well put together city that a section of the RPG public will hopefully give a try to. Is it better than all the other great city settings that are out there? Who knows? That is ultimately up to the people who use it or dont use it. I think that is all I have to say on that topic. I hope it came across the way I wanted it to. Non-confrontational and containing no venom. I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion, whether I agree with them or not. It just so happens that I dont agree with some of KK's, although I do agree with him on some of his points. Thats the nature of the beast I guess. Now, on to the reason I actually started this post before getting pulled into the other topic. I saw that last post and I just had to comment. I personally believe that every product, no matter what it is supposed to be about, should have a "create/rent a whore" table...lol. How funny is that? LOL Good gaming to everyone. :) [/QUOTE]

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