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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1648947" data-attributes="member: 63">But Myth', no DM is gonna run Eberron and say, &quot;You enter the city of towers, and you walk through its empty streets for ten minutes before you finally see a person.&nbsp; He leans out the window and says, 'Wow, sure is crowded, ain't it?'&quot;I'll bet dollars to d20s that they didn't intend to have the world be underpopulated.&nbsp; They just didn't do their research because a quick eyeball said, &quot;Eh, eighty million people sounds about right.&quot;I suppose the best example I can think of is when I read comics and then talk about them with my ex-girlfriend, who majored in comic art in college.&nbsp; I'll say things like, &quot;The story was a little weak, and really, do they have to have so much cleavage?&quot; and she'll say things like, &quot;I can't believe he had that guy facing left in the top panel on page 6.&nbsp; And then there was that tangent where her sword looked like it was stabbing the wall.&quot;But no, that's not even right.&nbsp; Because I might notice that the art looks a little funny, and just not be able to describe why.&nbsp; This situation would be more like if she read a comic and then said, &quot;They obviously decided to use XYZ ink instead of QVC ink, because look here, see how the light reflects from this angle but not when you look straight down at it?&nbsp; And the credits page forgot to mention the secondary anti-alias programmer.&nbsp; I hate it when they do that.&quot;I would then respond and say, in a very stupid sounding voice, &quot;There were pretty pictures.&quot;&nbsp; I admit that my knowledge of the subject is not as great as hers, but I'd rather discuss the story of the comic than the production process.Likewise, worrying about population densities, when you could be worrying about plot stuff, just seems a bit silly to me.&nbsp; Then again, I've replied to this thread 4 times now, so I'm a little silly too.&nbsp; I'll just say that I get frustrated with people saying things suck.&nbsp; I want to see a little more optimism for a change.&nbsp; Maybe I'm just in a snarky mood, and am only seeing the criticism.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 1648947, member: 63"] But Myth', no DM is gonna run Eberron and say, "You enter the city of towers, and you walk through its empty streets for ten minutes before you finally see a person. He leans out the window and says, 'Wow, sure is crowded, ain't it?'" I'll bet dollars to d20s that they didn't intend to have the world be underpopulated. They just didn't do their research because a quick eyeball said, "Eh, eighty million people sounds about right." I suppose the best example I can think of is when I read comics and then talk about them with my ex-girlfriend, who majored in comic art in college. I'll say things like, "The story was a little weak, and really, do they have to have so much cleavage?" and she'll say things like, "I can't believe he had that guy facing left in the top panel on page 6. And then there was that tangent where her sword looked like it was stabbing the wall." But no, that's not even right. Because I might notice that the art looks a little funny, and just not be able to describe why. This situation would be more like if she read a comic and then said, "They obviously decided to use XYZ ink instead of QVC ink, because look here, see how the light reflects from this angle but not when you look straight down at it? And the credits page forgot to mention the secondary anti-alias programmer. I hate it when they do that." I would then respond and say, in a very stupid sounding voice, "There were pretty pictures." I admit that my knowledge of the subject is not as great as hers, but I'd rather discuss the story of the comic than the production process. Likewise, worrying about population densities, when you could be worrying about plot stuff, just seems a bit silly to me. Then again, I've replied to this thread 4 times now, so I'm a little silly too. I'll just say that I get frustrated with people saying things suck. I want to see a little more optimism for a change. Maybe I'm just in a snarky mood, and am only seeing the criticism. [/QUOTE]

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