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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Garnfellow" data-source="post: 2016665" data-attributes="member: 1223">Well, I'm not sure that Wizards is such a great example to hold up in contrast to Mongoose. WotC is a much, much larger company and has had its own issues with quality control -- a serious problem that they have acknowledged and taken steps to correct. If the difference between Complete Adventurer and Complete Divine is any indication, WotC has successfully made the needed changes.A company like Malhavoc or Green Ronin would probably be a better choice to hold Mongoose up against. They are similar in size to Mongoose, so my expectations are similar. Neither Green Ronin nor Malhavoc is perfect 100% of the time, but I don't think anyone here is holding up perfection as the standard. I’m certainly not.For example, in the otherwise wonderful Black Company Campaign Setting there are several cases of the dreaded "see page @@" typo. But because the typos are infrequent, because the rest of the book is so good, and because GR has established my trust with its consistently high quality, I'm not inclined to get wound up about those particular typos. It happens.Mongoose, on the other hand, has a long and troubled history with quality control. Oh, there have been many heartfelt mea culpas, much blame cast upon freelancers and editors, and plenty of promises to reform, but also just as many lapses back into old habits. Unfortunately, based on this history, I am just not as trusting as many folks here.I think it’s great that Mongoose has promised to fix this problem, just like they fixed the problem with the original Conan book. But personally, I thought the problems with the original book were completely unacceptable. As I said above, I am floored by how nice and understanding so many of Mongoose’s customers are. You all are probably much better people than I am, and certainly much better customers than Mongoose deserves.</blockquote>

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