SHARK
First Post
Greetings!
Hmmm...I must say that I am disappointed in Avalanche's distinctly immature attitude. I am a History Major, and historical analysis and inspiration and good attention to historical detail has a very interesting and needed place within industry modules and supplements. Avalanche has claimed to deliver on this, and wrapped it in provocative covers.
Frankly, the covers didn't bother me at all. What I have found continually frustrating with Avalanche products is that there is a certain *potential* there, but they never seem to really deliver. They have usually put out small 32/64 page supplements, that have all seemed to fail to deliver the rich historical detail that they claim to seek to deliver. I have read the reviews here, but more importantly, I have personally looked over their products at the game store, and the only one that I bought was Constantinople. The rest I have looked at, and they all *appeared* good, but the more I searched through them, the more I read the sections, looked at the artwork, layout, and checked the whole format, they just haven't really delivered. I haven't bought another Avalanche product since.
That assessment of mine to be honest is purely from an honest, objective position, searching for something cool and useful to me. They have largely been disappointing.
This latest episode merely confirms the suspicion that I have had with them, is that D20 isn't really something they devote serious effort and attention to, because their products don't demonstrate it, and even after their initial products, I think they have six or seven out now--they haven't shown a whole lot of progress and quality improvement. Their attitutde serves to amplify this sort of half-hearted, anemic approach to module design that they have demonstrated to me throughout.
Their attitude is immature, and simply absurd. It reinforces my hesitancy to buy anything that they produce in the future, as well. Indeed, if they produced something of very high quality, I might consider purchasing it, but after what they have already produced I don't see it happening. For those customers who really liked their products, or for those customers here at EN-World who have seriously considered the reviews for their purchases of Avalanche products, well, it seems that Avalanche has shot itself in the foot. Just sad, really.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK
Hmmm...I must say that I am disappointed in Avalanche's distinctly immature attitude. I am a History Major, and historical analysis and inspiration and good attention to historical detail has a very interesting and needed place within industry modules and supplements. Avalanche has claimed to deliver on this, and wrapped it in provocative covers.
Frankly, the covers didn't bother me at all. What I have found continually frustrating with Avalanche products is that there is a certain *potential* there, but they never seem to really deliver. They have usually put out small 32/64 page supplements, that have all seemed to fail to deliver the rich historical detail that they claim to seek to deliver. I have read the reviews here, but more importantly, I have personally looked over their products at the game store, and the only one that I bought was Constantinople. The rest I have looked at, and they all *appeared* good, but the more I searched through them, the more I read the sections, looked at the artwork, layout, and checked the whole format, they just haven't really delivered. I haven't bought another Avalanche product since.
That assessment of mine to be honest is purely from an honest, objective position, searching for something cool and useful to me. They have largely been disappointing.
This latest episode merely confirms the suspicion that I have had with them, is that D20 isn't really something they devote serious effort and attention to, because their products don't demonstrate it, and even after their initial products, I think they have six or seven out now--they haven't shown a whole lot of progress and quality improvement. Their attitutde serves to amplify this sort of half-hearted, anemic approach to module design that they have demonstrated to me throughout.
Their attitude is immature, and simply absurd. It reinforces my hesitancy to buy anything that they produce in the future, as well. Indeed, if they produced something of very high quality, I might consider purchasing it, but after what they have already produced I don't see it happening. For those customers who really liked their products, or for those customers here at EN-World who have seriously considered the reviews for their purchases of Avalanche products, well, it seems that Avalanche has shot itself in the foot. Just sad, really.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK
Historical fantasy? Get a history book! Go to your local library and take a couple of notes. Perhaps, I MIGHT give Avalanche a chance if I was in a hurry, or needed cross-references, but now? No way.
