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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nymrohd" data-source="post: 4090965" data-attributes="member: 59126">When you work in a certain industry your opinions about changes in it automatically carry more weight to the consumer. The review format of picking on every single detail and if ever you mention anything positive you immediately have to invalidate it by making it ambiguous is unhelpful, not objective, if not downright passive aggresive. People who are involved in the business of making RPGs especially those who primarily work of D&D should exercise caution in presenting their opinions in a neutral manner.Glowing reviews are even more unnerving; being overtly enthusiastic about something, even if it is the greatest thing in the world, will make your review sound biased and put people on the defensive about it. Some will embrace it, but that is confirmation bias.I have no problem with reviewers being very critical; that's their job. But the tone and structure of a review are as much a part of it as the arguments and observations in it. If you work in the RPG industry and want to write a review about 4E make certain that the feel of your review is dispassionate. I understand that you are likely emotionally invested in this game a lot more than the average player; choosing to work in this industry denotes that and you sure are not doing it for the money. But if you cannot divorce tone and feeling from argument and observation, you are doing a disservice to the community.</blockquote>

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