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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 427472" data-attributes="member: 957">No offense Erik, but I think you are really over-rating your industry.Sure, I can buy stuff that is &quot;better&quot; on a general acceptance level than what I can write.&nbsp; But I enjoy writing, even if it is only for myself.&nbsp; So if you want my money, you better have something that is vastly better than what I can do.&nbsp; Sometimes I find material that meets this standard.&nbsp; More often, I do not.&nbsp; Art is nice, and it certainly adds to the professional look of a product and can be fun in its own way.&nbsp; But once I sit down to play, it really matters VERY little.The superhero rules comment is pretty much off-topic.&nbsp; The great bulk of d20 material being produced is &quot;expansion&quot; type material.&nbsp; Base game system mechanics are a separate issue.&quot;Thoughtful&quot; and even &quot;balanced&quot; are generally far less important than &quot;interesting&quot;.&nbsp; Now if you want to tell me that you can write stuff that the general ENworld community finds more interesting than the stuff I write, then you are probably correct.&nbsp; But I promise you that I can consistently write stuff that my group finds more interesting than stuff you write, because I am writing for my group and I know them.&nbsp; And that is a big issue.&nbsp; At the end of the day, everyone decides to spend their money for their own game.&nbsp; Do you really mean this?&nbsp; The fans are to blame?FWIW, all the 5 star reviews in the world failed to get me to drop $40 on BotR.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 427472, member: 957"] No offense Erik, but I think you are really over-rating your industry. Sure, I can buy stuff that is "better" on a general acceptance level than what I can write. But I enjoy writing, even if it is only for myself. So if you want my money, you better have something that is vastly better than what I can do. Sometimes I find material that meets this standard. More often, I do not. Art is nice, and it certainly adds to the professional look of a product and can be fun in its own way. But once I sit down to play, it really matters VERY little. The superhero rules comment is pretty much off-topic. The great bulk of d20 material being produced is "expansion" type material. Base game system mechanics are a separate issue. "Thoughtful" and even "balanced" are generally far less important than "interesting". Now if you want to tell me that you can write stuff that the general ENworld community finds more interesting than the stuff I write, then you are probably correct. But I promise you that I can consistently write stuff that my group finds more interesting than stuff you write, because I am writing for my group and I know them. And that is a big issue. At the end of the day, everyone decides to spend their money for their own game. Do you really mean this? The fans are to blame? FWIW, all the 5 star reviews in the world failed to get me to drop $40 on BotR. [/QUOTE]

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