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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 1007884" data-attributes="member: 172"><p>And you know, Spence, he was well justified each time he said something like that. As the saying goes, if the shoe fits...</p><p></p><p>The classic argument here is WotC has a right to make money. Heck, I think I've said that many times myself.</p><p></p><p>That said, if they are going to sell us something, they really need to sell us something worth buying. That is what I see as the fundamental point here. I agree with Monte on most of his assessements (the biggest exception being that I totally disagree with him on animal buff spells), and what it boils down to is that fundamentally too much of this book was not needed and/or was actually harmful to the state of the game, and there was too little there to justify a whole new purchase.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Or perhaps, if you don't see how the criticism are justified, perhaps you are the one that is biased. I think Monte spends a fair amount of time considering what was authentically positive and needed, but the things that were unneeded and harmful are pretty hard to ignore.</p><p></p><p>I disagree with your assessment of his review. I think he was spot on in most of his points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Psion, post: 1007884, member: 172"] And you know, Spence, he was well justified each time he said something like that. As the saying goes, if the shoe fits... The classic argument here is WotC has a right to make money. Heck, I think I've said that many times myself. That said, if they are going to sell us something, they really need to sell us something worth buying. That is what I see as the fundamental point here. I agree with Monte on most of his assessements (the biggest exception being that I totally disagree with him on animal buff spells), and what it boils down to is that fundamentally too much of this book was not needed and/or was actually harmful to the state of the game, and there was too little there to justify a whole new purchase. Or perhaps, if you don't see how the criticism are justified, perhaps you are the one that is biased. I think Monte spends a fair amount of time considering what was authentically positive and needed, but the things that were unneeded and harmful are pretty hard to ignore. I disagree with your assessment of his review. I think he was spot on in most of his points. [/QUOTE]
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