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<blockquote data-quote="Eric V" data-source="post: 8096362" data-attributes="member: 6779717">So, here's the thing: People who have no intention of ever using psionics are voting on the psion.&nbsp; I mean, people -could- recuse themselves and leave only psion fans to vote (and just not bother with the material when it comes out), but...that doesn't seem to be the case.&nbsp; When you write &quot;no one wanted it&quot; that's simply not true.&nbsp; Lots of people liked the Mystic, but lots also didn't like it because a) &quot;No new classes!!&quot;&nbsp; b) &quot;I hate psionics&quot;&nbsp; c) &quot;Why is it using a different system from spells?&quot;&nbsp; and d) Constructive criticismNOTHING will satisfy people who answered based on a) and b) and psion fans from previous editions have trouble with c) (Because it's always been non-spells).The masses, in general, are very conservative in things like this, and so for something that is non-core like psionics, but still has a rich tradition in the game, it will never see light of day with the masses (many who were never going to use psionics in the first place) blocking attempts.More generally, the conservative nature of the masses snips creativity/complexity in other classes as well; just compare playtest packets to what we got in the end.&nbsp; For a creative enterprise like an RPG, I hate that the generally conservative masses gatekeep the most interesting ideas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric V, post: 8096362, member: 6779717"] So, here's the thing: People who have no intention of ever using psionics are voting on the psion. I mean, people -could- recuse themselves and leave only psion fans to vote (and just not bother with the material when it comes out), but...that doesn't seem to be the case. When you write "no one wanted it" that's simply not true. Lots of people liked the Mystic, but lots also didn't like it because a) "No new classes!!" b) "I hate psionics" c) "Why is it using a different system from spells?" and d) Constructive criticism NOTHING will satisfy people who answered based on a) and b) and psion fans from previous editions have trouble with c) (Because it's always been non-spells). The masses, in general, are very conservative in things like this, and so for something that is non-core like psionics, but still has a rich tradition in the game, it will never see light of day with the masses (many who were never going to use psionics in the first place) blocking attempts. More generally, the conservative nature of the masses snips creativity/complexity in other classes as well; just compare playtest packets to what we got in the end. For a creative enterprise like an RPG, I hate that the generally conservative masses gatekeep the most interesting ideas. [/QUOTE]

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