Return of the Edition War

[Crothian]

I don't get it. It is very obvious that yes one game is better then the other. It doesn't matter what people think, the facts are thus: Changeling the Dreaming is better then Changeling the Lost.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

I don't get it. It is very obvious that yes one game is better then the other. It doesn't matter what people think, the facts are thus: Changeling the Dreaming is better then Changeling the Lost.

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[Piratecat]

Pfft. Paranoia XP is better than Paranoia 5th edition. Try finding someone who will argue the other side of that.

For reference, we have little interest or patience for edition war posts. Don't like 'em, don't care about 'em, don't want to see 'em. Bleah. Give me a post about cool game stuff that makes my campaign better instead, please.

And yes, this should be in Meta. I'll move it a bit later.

 

[Shroomy]

I think this is partially due to the slower release schedule and lack of anything interesting going on in the industry (certain company-health stories aside). Once Gen-Con, Pathfinder, and DMG II all fall on the horizon, some of these petty squabbles will fade again.

I'm not so certain. Edition war threads tend to flare up when various companies make announcements (I'd say the last bunch was precipitated by WoTC pulling PDFs, WoTC's announcements of DDI exclusive content, and recent, seemingly opposed 3PP declarations). Given the historical trends, I would think that Gencon and Pathfinder's release will cause a huge dust-up, maybe the worst since the 4e release, and given Sigil's prominence in the DMGII, I expect that we'll also see some smaller scale fights between fans of the various cosmologies.

 

[Crothian]

Pfft. Paranoia XP is better than Paranoia 5th edition.

Only commie mutant traitors talk about 5th edition!!

 

[thecasualoblivion]

I just recently started posting again. Its all my fault.

 

[mach1.9pants]

* A smaller number of threads dealing with industry elements (and 3pp in specific) that have touched off a firestorm of 3pp vs. 1pp arguments and "industry health" debates, especially focused on 4e's sales and potential D&D-inspired competitors.

What I want to know is:
# Who or what are 2pp?

 

[Shroomy]

What I want to know is:
# Who or what are 2pp?

I thought it was companies that produced officially-licensed content for WoTC.

 

[thecasualoblivion]

What I want to know is:
# Who or what are 2pp?

A 2pp would be a company directly contracted by WotC to publish D&D under the main D&D name. Paizo doing Dragon and Dungeon would be 2pp I believe.

 

[Odhanan]

What I want to know is:
# Who or what are 2pp?

Nah. 3PP means "Third Party Publisher". This is because business happens normally between two parties: a Publisher, and a Customer. This is one, and two parties here. Any other Publisher who also sells a product via a license from the first party becomes, de facto, a third party in this business and thus, a "Third Party Publisher".