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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ace of Shadows" data-source="post: 8229844" data-attributes="member: 6911154">Maybe the subtlety of my references to a library of largely compatible books were lost on you, or it was the subtlety of library itself that was lost on you when it was published at the time, assuming you have actual experience of regularly playing the original advanced and light versions of the game back in the day or since. If you think the last 4 RPGs produced by WotC are mutually compatible add-ons forming part of a greater whole and any book from the series is capable of use in the current iteration, I wonder if you ever actually read the earlier systems let alone regularly played any of them. For what its worth I agree they are all RPGs that share the common ground of having exploited the same brand name at different times but there the semantics end. I'm not criticising the taste of those who chose to play any particular disposable version of the game or even the wisdom of those who pay into successive iterations of 'crunch' that the owners plan to seasonally junk and rewrite in relative short order. Your system taste and how you chose to spend your cash is your own business.My comments were reserved solely for the 'bean-counters' who chose to prey on customers in such transparent fashion rather than maintain support in game systems once the 'crunch' has been invested in by their customers. My point to them is a simple one - its nothing to be proud of that over 23 years you built up a publishing brand name that is now famous amongst hardcore gamers for making a succession of disposable RPG rulebooks, and fore-knowledge of that reputation is being passed on by hardcore gamers to their progeny when they teach them the game - you know the next generation of potential customers are being forewarned what to expect from you.Yes I read the Hobbit, the Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers and the Return of the King - you know that's the single main story broken into four volumes, right? My son has read them too because I recommended them to him, knowing they still read the same way as when I last read them - and I had no problem buying him his own copies so we would have a shared common experience to talk about. And then I introduced him to the RPGs that I play and warned him about the market so when he comes to spend his own money one day he is equipped to do so wisely, just as I did. You see that is the important bit, in families - continuity and shared common experiences easily had from generation to generation and the passing down of knowledge to your children.</blockquote>

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