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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Primal" data-source="post: 4906895" data-attributes="member: 30678">Absolutely; I'm not saying it's the all-exclusive and all-comprehensive list of the best RPGs of the year, and not making the list is irrefutable proof of a product's low quality. There are only a few slots in most of the categories, so many good products are left out of the voting each year. However, although the list is based on subjective opinions, it's put together by several informed experts on RPGs; to me a product being nominated in one or more categories tells that "this is a product I probably should take a closer look at" (and I also pay attention to Origins and Indie RPG Awards; if the same product appears in two or even all three of them, it speaks volumes of its quality). When 4E FRCG didn't make the list, it's not exactly the same as some obscure Finnish Indie RPG half the judges hadn't heard about not making the list; it's a high-profile product with more visibility and brand recognition and production costs than any other setting this year, and it's pretty safe to assume all the judges were at least vaguely familiar with the contents. And they didn't pick it among the top five candidates. I wouldn't be surprised if Eberron took the gold next year -- it seems to be a truly great product.I'll try to find the quote(s) from RB as soon as the WoTC boards are up again; I'm not deying the possibility that I might be misremembering the whole thing. I *am* quite certain that RB did mention other FR products, but as Henry said, it *might* have been more of a "If the FR books sell enough"-type of comment (well, this would also speak volumes to me about 4E FR's success).</blockquote>

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