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Brother Shatterstone
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I have all but three:
11. The Tomb of Abysthor Necromancer Games
12. The Monsternomicon Vol. I Privateer Press
19. The Book of Taverns Necromancer Games
I'm disagree with:
20. Counter Collection II Fiery Dragon Productions
Only cause I want books and not counters
I also have to disagree with ash on this one:
BotR is right where it belongs...
Midnight is a strong number 2 though, and I would have it over Sláine.
As for Books vs. Pdfs. I want seperate lists. I'm not a big fan of pdfs and I don't want to see them on the list not in less I want too. (aka I click on that list, which is usally by mistake.
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I read your reviews even though I'm not a big pdf fan.
11. The Tomb of Abysthor Necromancer Games
12. The Monsternomicon Vol. I Privateer Press
19. The Book of Taverns Necromancer Games
I'm disagree with:
20. Counter Collection II Fiery Dragon Productions
Only cause I want books and not counters
I also have to disagree with ash on this one:
BotR is right where it belongs...
Midnight is a strong number 2 though, and I would have it over Sláine.
As for Books vs. Pdfs. I want seperate lists. I'm not a big fan of pdfs and I don't want to see them on the list not in less I want too. (aka I click on that list, which is usally by mistake.
)Crothian said:
I read your reviews even though I'm not a big pdf fan.
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Felon said:
That is a major flaw of the ENworld system, and the main reason I used to post reviews on rpg.net. (I now write for the 3rdedition.org site, but that's because they lured me with free products to review.
) If I write a review for rpg.net or the 3rdedition.org, that fact will be advertised on the ENworld front page, and people will visit and read it. If I write a review for ENworld, no-one will notice until they specifically start looking for reviews of a particular product.
Cheers!
Brother Shatterstone
Dark Moderator of PbP
Also since we are on the subject of reviews... I have no FLGS, and the WotC store I did have is no closing their door in a month or so. The last really doesn't effect me, I just hope they hit 40% of WotC books before they sale out of the few books I need.
Not having a FLGS means I have to depend upon the reviews of my fellow ENworlders as theirs not much I can do before I buy a product. Yes, amazon has a return policy but it's not free shipping to send it back and I'm not one for pushing my trash, and or mistakes, onto someone else.
So YES your reviews are read, how many do I read, a ton? Maybe, their are nights where I do little us for 12 hours. It seems a little sad to me that even a staff reviewer is worried about his reviews being used. I second the number of views idea.
So I'm sure theirs people ask why have I never seen a review by you, Mr Shatterstone. Quite simple really, I don't have the time to play test stuff cause of my work. I work a rotating watchbill of days and mids and I know of no one who wants to have a player that if the game was played weekly on the same day would make one, miss two, make three, and then miss two.
If your in the Bremerton/Silverdale area of washington state and you don't mind please contact me.
Anyhow, to all of you who write reviews, if I read your review would you want me to put a comment in stating that?
Not having a FLGS means I have to depend upon the reviews of my fellow ENworlders as theirs not much I can do before I buy a product. Yes, amazon has a return policy but it's not free shipping to send it back and I'm not one for pushing my trash, and or mistakes, onto someone else.
So YES your reviews are read, how many do I read, a ton? Maybe, their are nights where I do little us for 12 hours. It seems a little sad to me that even a staff reviewer is worried about his reviews being used. I second the number of views idea.
So I'm sure theirs people ask why have I never seen a review by you, Mr Shatterstone. Quite simple really, I don't have the time to play test stuff cause of my work. I work a rotating watchbill of days and mids and I know of no one who wants to have a player that if the game was played weekly on the same day would make one, miss two, make three, and then miss two.
If your in the Bremerton/Silverdale area of washington state and you don't mind please contact me.
Anyhow, to all of you who write reviews, if I read your review would you want me to put a comment in stating that?
Brother Shatterstone
Dark Moderator of PbP
Figured as much.Crothian said:
but people really seem to be down on reviews right now so I figured I would suggest it. Question for you: If you get a comment do you recivie an email telling you so or is it just blind luck if you discover it?
Set up your own website, and you can write reviews "your" way to your heart's content. Use my website, then you abide by the guidelines I provide. Don't like it, don't use it - no problem. But don't get on a moral high horse about it, because there's no moral high ground to be had here.Treebore said:
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I rely heavily on the staff reviewers at En World, and the reviews of a few prolific non-staff reviewers here as well who know how to review.
And I think that's the key. Prolific familiarity: You have to see a lot of reviews from an individual to learn their tastes, styles, likes and dislikes, before you learn to "trust" them, for lack of a better word. And even if your tastes etc. don't match theirs, you can still make informed purchase decisions from that reviewers comments, if they know how to review. Knowing How to Review: There are far too many reviews posted by people who picked up a book and within 24 hours have posted a review telling you how "cool" something is. There are even a couple of other review sites out there that seem to do that exclusively, and it makes you wonder if it's not to just keep the free product coming. I won't mention names. It's one thing to buy something and rave about it immediately in a message thread (I do that too), but another to post that opinion as a formal review. Case in point. Skull & Bones. Yes, it's a very good book, and I'm glad I got it, but there are some very serious editing flaws with the voodoo classes and their spell charts being messed up (can't remember the exact specifics now). And to the best of my knowledge, I have yet to see a single review, 5 out of 5, 10 Stars, or otherwise, mention that fact. I've seen books panned for less. I'm not saying Skull & Bones should be panned, it was, all-in-all, very well done, but it's not perfect.
But nobody's perfect, so perhaps this is moot.
And I think that's the key. Prolific familiarity: You have to see a lot of reviews from an individual to learn their tastes, styles, likes and dislikes, before you learn to "trust" them, for lack of a better word. And even if your tastes etc. don't match theirs, you can still make informed purchase decisions from that reviewers comments, if they know how to review. Knowing How to Review: There are far too many reviews posted by people who picked up a book and within 24 hours have posted a review telling you how "cool" something is. There are even a couple of other review sites out there that seem to do that exclusively, and it makes you wonder if it's not to just keep the free product coming. I won't mention names. It's one thing to buy something and rave about it immediately in a message thread (I do that too), but another to post that opinion as a formal review. Case in point. Skull & Bones. Yes, it's a very good book, and I'm glad I got it, but there are some very serious editing flaws with the voodoo classes and their spell charts being messed up (can't remember the exact specifics now). And to the best of my knowledge, I have yet to see a single review, 5 out of 5, 10 Stars, or otherwise, mention that fact. I've seen books panned for less. I'm not saying Skull & Bones should be panned, it was, all-in-all, very well done, but it's not perfect.
But nobody's perfect, so perhaps this is moot.
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