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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5555921" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>No, actually... they care a great deal about balance. They just don't care about YOUR balance.</p><p></p><p>YOUR balance says that Animal Master is much worse than Order Adept, most likely because the abilities you get from one far outshine what you get for the other based upon how you yourself play the game. But other people don't play the game the same way you do, and the stuff they get from one might outshine the other based upon what parts of the game has more import to them. Those people don't play with your balance. The people who playtested the game material don't play with your balance. The people in this thread who are defending the article don't play with your balance. Nobody else plays with your balance except you. So it isn't THEIR fault that they didn't give you material in 100% compliance with your game, because they don't KNOW your game.</p><p></p><p>So to whine that WotC just 'pooped out an on-rails class or theme' so they could move on to the next one is basically getting your panties in a bunch because the world didn't fall into place exactly how you wanted it to. To me, that is extremely childish. Criticize and discuss the rules all you want... but to claim that the employees of Wizards of the Coast were basically slacking off and pulling their puds rather than actually working is insulting. I'd be offended at your attitude if I were them.</p><p></p><p>You asked what you were paying WotC for? The answer is 'game material compatible with the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game'. That's it. And did you get what you paid for? Absolutely. And the tag 'Plus is 100% aligned with how Kinneus plays the game' is not on ANY of the marketing material.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5555921, member: 7006"] No, actually... they care a great deal about balance. They just don't care about YOUR balance. YOUR balance says that Animal Master is much worse than Order Adept, most likely because the abilities you get from one far outshine what you get for the other based upon how you yourself play the game. But other people don't play the game the same way you do, and the stuff they get from one might outshine the other based upon what parts of the game has more import to them. Those people don't play with your balance. The people who playtested the game material don't play with your balance. The people in this thread who are defending the article don't play with your balance. Nobody else plays with your balance except you. So it isn't THEIR fault that they didn't give you material in 100% compliance with your game, because they don't KNOW your game. So to whine that WotC just 'pooped out an on-rails class or theme' so they could move on to the next one is basically getting your panties in a bunch because the world didn't fall into place exactly how you wanted it to. To me, that is extremely childish. Criticize and discuss the rules all you want... but to claim that the employees of Wizards of the Coast were basically slacking off and pulling their puds rather than actually working is insulting. I'd be offended at your attitude if I were them. You asked what you were paying WotC for? The answer is 'game material compatible with the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game'. That's it. And did you get what you paid for? Absolutely. And the tag 'Plus is 100% aligned with how Kinneus plays the game' is not on ANY of the marketing material. [/QUOTE]
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