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<blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 2014647" data-attributes="member: 1129"><p>Part of the problem with a 5 star rating is that there are products that have the same number of stars but aren't equal.</p><p></p><p>Let's look at the product from a couple of prospectives.</p><p></p><p>1. I play 3.0 and hate 3.5. The book is useless to me.</p><p></p><p>2. I play 3.5 but already own two of the books and don't want to pay for an update which (like everything to this person) should be free on the web!</p><p></p><p>3. I don't like demons or devils and only want the daemons. Green Ronin screwed us by not selling the book sepately.</p><p></p><p>4. Green Ronin wasted space with the Unholy Warrior Update since they should (the free guy again) update it on their web page like they did the Shaman and Witch's Handbook.</p><p></p><p>5. Green Ronin statted several powerful fiends but copped out of the 'lords' of the fiends.</p><p></p><p>6. A book of fiends? Why bother? Tome of Horrors covered all the lords and 'kwel' demons anyway.</p><p></p><p>7. What's up with these Daemons? Why do they not match standard ones from my childhood memories?</p><p></p><p>Almost none of those are my issues but they are all concerns. If there were some leeway in the review scale, there would be much different review gradings from me. The Underdark Adventurer's Guide for instance, would probably get a 3.5/3.25 while the Book of Fiends would get a 4.5, 4.75. I sometimes fall on the scale of higher and lower depending on how much use I get out of the book and to be honest, while I've used the Armies of the Abyss and Legions of Hell, I haven't used them to a great deal. Like several monster books (Monsternomicon), a great deal of it will rely on a deliberate effort of the GM to incorporate the material.</p><p></p><p>I respect anyone who voices their opinion. I respect those that voice their opinions through a review even more. Even though some disagreed with me about The Deep, mainly in rules very little mention of the setting and it's tie in to Bluffside.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeGKushner, post: 2014647, member: 1129"] Part of the problem with a 5 star rating is that there are products that have the same number of stars but aren't equal. Let's look at the product from a couple of prospectives. 1. I play 3.0 and hate 3.5. The book is useless to me. 2. I play 3.5 but already own two of the books and don't want to pay for an update which (like everything to this person) should be free on the web! 3. I don't like demons or devils and only want the daemons. Green Ronin screwed us by not selling the book sepately. 4. Green Ronin wasted space with the Unholy Warrior Update since they should (the free guy again) update it on their web page like they did the Shaman and Witch's Handbook. 5. Green Ronin statted several powerful fiends but copped out of the 'lords' of the fiends. 6. A book of fiends? Why bother? Tome of Horrors covered all the lords and 'kwel' demons anyway. 7. What's up with these Daemons? Why do they not match standard ones from my childhood memories? Almost none of those are my issues but they are all concerns. If there were some leeway in the review scale, there would be much different review gradings from me. The Underdark Adventurer's Guide for instance, would probably get a 3.5/3.25 while the Book of Fiends would get a 4.5, 4.75. I sometimes fall on the scale of higher and lower depending on how much use I get out of the book and to be honest, while I've used the Armies of the Abyss and Legions of Hell, I haven't used them to a great deal. Like several monster books (Monsternomicon), a great deal of it will rely on a deliberate effort of the GM to incorporate the material. I respect anyone who voices their opinion. I respect those that voice their opinions through a review even more. Even though some disagreed with me about The Deep, mainly in rules very little mention of the setting and it's tie in to Bluffside. [/QUOTE]
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