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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8437283" data-attributes="member: 4348">That's actually 3 questions...but...redirecting it to me...1)  I don't view it as shovelware.  She wasn't directl responsible, but she allowed creative control of the head editors and managers to move it in this direction.  Overall, it sold like gangbusters.  It was a GREAT success.  There were several reasons for the second edition.  One was that they were cleaning up the various addendums made to AD&D.  They were basically refocusing it into a cleaner bill of writing (even if not as colorful as 1e).  In addition, they utilized the opportunity to get rid of some difficulties they had with their public image (though some would consider it dropping sacred cows like Assassins, Half-Orcs, etc).  Personally, I think the move they made was actually rather genius on their part.  2) I'm not sure I understand the question.  My personal opinion.  She took a very business like approach to it, and in that light she had a very good grasp on the approach that was being taken, even if she didn't understand how the rules specifically applied.  She greenlit the approach and pushed the ideas that got more books and rules published.  She knew what made money and pushed the managers to make more of these items (at least at first).  Face it, Rulebooks make money.  Novels made money.  Even during WotC's day they realized...even more than adventures...rulebooks make money.  She made a titanic ship that...unfortunately just like the titanic...sailed with some of the greatest innovations of the day (some don't realize that the Titanic's design is behind many of the safety features we have today in nautical vessels) that affect the RPG industry today...but at the same time...set the stage for a massive failure in the future.3.  I already do, and if anyone actually read my posts in this thread instead of just reacting to the ones they don't like, they'd see that I've already pointed some of this out extensively.</blockquote>

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