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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 420546" data-attributes="member: 1106">By refuting in this way, it appears that you're essentially claiming that the market isn't discerning enough to notice a difference in quality of work between those who are passionate and inspired in their attitude towards the game they are designing for versus those who are mercenary and resentful in their attitude towards it, and designing for it anyway.I don't know whether it matters or not, but I suspect it does.  Then again, Frank Herbert claims that he can't tell the difference in the quality of his writing during the times his muse was flowing and the times he was uninspired and found writing an utter chore.  Maybe you're right, and with a professional designer, you couldn't tell the difference.Was the FRCS book created by people who loved the setting?  I assumed that the incredible quality of the work meant that it must have been created lovingly, but your assertion would bring that assumption into question.</blockquote>