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<blockquote data-quote="Duncan Haldane" data-source="post: 4424425" data-attributes="member: 514">The errata as-is reminds me of the time that the 1st Ed. Unearthed Arcana was errated in Dragon magazine so you could paste the new verion of things over the top.Some people have said &quot;just look at how often computer games are patched&quot; or such - well, a book isn't a computer game.&nbsp; I don't want to have to look at the rulebook and then search the errata.&nbsp; And I don't want to have to &quot;pencil in&quot; errata into my book.There have been too many BIG changes through errata - skill challenges and stealth, for example, and yet i have to look through and replace words or sentences?&nbsp; That sucks.It sucks too that such massive changes are required so soon.&nbsp; It shows that the playtesting failed.&nbsp; This is not the fault of the playtesters.&nbsp; It is the fault of those who decided on the number of playtesters (not enough), the duration of playtesting (definately not long enough), and the areas of focus for the playtesting.When a computer game is patched the next time I open the game the patch is in place.&nbsp; A book is NOT a computer game, and when I open my books after this errata is released the changes are not in place.Duncan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Duncan Haldane, post: 4424425, member: 514"] The errata as-is reminds me of the time that the 1st Ed. Unearthed Arcana was errated in Dragon magazine so you could paste the new verion of things over the top. Some people have said "just look at how often computer games are patched" or such - well, a book isn't a computer game. I don't want to have to look at the rulebook and then search the errata. And I don't want to have to "pencil in" errata into my book. There have been too many BIG changes through errata - skill challenges and stealth, for example, and yet i have to look through and replace words or sentences? That sucks. It sucks too that such massive changes are required so soon. It shows that the playtesting failed. This is not the fault of the playtesters. It is the fault of those who decided on the number of playtesters (not enough), the duration of playtesting (definately not long enough), and the areas of focus for the playtesting. When a computer game is patched the next time I open the game the patch is in place. A book is NOT a computer game, and when I open my books after this errata is released the changes are not in place. Duncan [/QUOTE]

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