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<blockquote data-quote="eyebeams" data-source="post: 3392035" data-attributes="member: 9225">Well, I'd say you're entitled to a replacement or refund.I don't know about &quot;slapdash game design,&quot; especially when many of the people who hold sway over the court of opinion here often to not deign to actually play what they critique. As a Mage freelancer, I was always frustrated at the abstruse metaphysical critiques coming before more pressing issues -- like the fact that the basic die mechanic didn't work. Similarly, the build-obsessed Exalted-theory community rarely talks about the dice caps that are the lynchpin of Exalted splat and Charm design, despite the fact that these becomes an obviously big deal if you actually play Exalted for any length of time.So the disconnect between designers and fans might be there, but it's more than matched by the disconnect between vocal fans and people who actually play the games. Heck, in this thread, the typical negative response seems to be &quot;I don't buy their books, but now I really don't buy their books!&quot; We're not exactly talked about a lost opportunity in that case, are we?Fortunately, communities like Shadownessence and Pissedoffgamers exist to serve a more vital WW player base than more general interest RPG communities.Me, I consider paying people for the work they do a basic precondition for my patronage. Apropos of nothing in particular but this point, I've had some dealings with FanPro that have left me feeling really positive about that company.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eyebeams, post: 3392035, member: 9225"] Well, I'd say you're entitled to a replacement or refund. I don't know about "slapdash game design," especially when many of the people who hold sway over the court of opinion here often to not deign to actually play what they critique. As a Mage freelancer, I was always frustrated at the abstruse metaphysical critiques coming before more pressing issues -- like the fact that the basic die mechanic didn't work. Similarly, the build-obsessed Exalted-theory community rarely talks about the dice caps that are the lynchpin of Exalted splat and Charm design, despite the fact that these becomes an obviously big deal if you actually play Exalted for any length of time. So the disconnect between designers and fans might be there, but it's more than matched by the disconnect between vocal fans and people who actually play the games. Heck, in this thread, the typical negative response seems to be "I don't buy their books, but now I really don't buy their books!" We're not exactly talked about a lost opportunity in that case, are we? Fortunately, communities like Shadownessence and Pissedoffgamers exist to serve a more vital WW player base than more general interest RPG communities. Me, I consider paying people for the work they do a basic precondition for my patronage. Apropos of nothing in particular but this point, I've had some dealings with FanPro that have left me feeling really positive about that company. [/QUOTE]

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