tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post4248354138834334642..comments2024-02-25T08:35:09.242-05:00Comments on Sword and Board: Rant on grognard gamers and the 1e reprintDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-64397091970492925622012-01-24T16:41:17.998-05:002012-01-24T16:41:17.998-05:00While at one level I get the "you can get the...While at one level I get the "you can get the books for less on eBay" or "OSRIC covers it" they forget one thing:<br /><br />There are a fine number of DMGs and you can have my pair (soon to be quartet) when you pry they from my cold dead hands (and the will still says I get buried with one and some dice just in case).<br /><br />Seriously, while I'm not sure about the getting kids to play books or not I can't think of many people who don't think anyone running a fantasy game won't benefit from a 1st ed DMG. This is the best chance to get a lot of people to see <em>why</em> those of us who believe that believe it.<br /><br />As for UE, I'd rather have a new MM2 and FF to be honest. I'd probably rank the survival guides above UE.Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-85239070326558360172012-01-21T21:45:13.061-05:002012-01-21T21:45:13.061-05:00Then don't read it.Then don't read it.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-2507910251390221472012-01-21T16:14:38.094-05:002012-01-21T16:14:38.094-05:001st rule of the Internet.
Don't get worked...1st rule of the Internet. <br /> Don't get worked up over what people say on the Internet.<br /><br />2nd rule of the Internet.<br /> Apply a 2x multiplier to 1st rule for forums/blogs/etc.<br /><br />People like to complain and are irrational. You should know this by now. It's not news. It's not worth blogging about.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-80620022727720479802012-01-21T13:02:49.683-05:002012-01-21T13:02:49.683-05:00I agree with the rant as it applies to the complai...I agree with the rant as it applies to the complainers, although I think the number of the complainers was smaller than it appeared on the thread. When lots of people disagreed with them, and then they responded, the result was a lot of posts on the topic of complaint. Which inflated the appearance of the complaining when it actually wasn't all *that* many people. So I totally agree with you, Dan, except that I think the number of complainers wasn't really enough to blame the DF community or really to take too much notice of. It was an artifact of the message board structure which made the teapot-tempest look larger than it actually was.Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-88520612703946969822012-01-21T08:00:34.839-05:002012-01-21T08:00:34.839-05:00Shame they're not reprinting them in the UK :(...Shame they're not reprinting them in the UK :(Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-70965847020360737502012-01-21T03:24:38.258-05:002012-01-21T03:24:38.258-05:00Yup, I agree. There's enormous buzz regarding ...Yup, I agree. There's enormous buzz regarding this release; it feels if AD&D is "alive" - back in-print. People are going to be looking around for more stuff to go with their new AD&D manuals. Get some AD&D compatible out for release in April.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-7885676908289482432012-01-21T01:16:00.574-05:002012-01-21T01:16:00.574-05:00Amen, Dan. And as far as having to look hard enoug...Amen, Dan. And as far as having to look hard enough and in the right places for the vitriol, I managed to find plenty without any hard looking (or even looking for it at all) or going to the "right places" - it's right there, in my own blog roll. And it's just petty nonsense.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-458031987699546592012-01-20T23:19:45.462-05:002012-01-20T23:19:45.462-05:00I'm all for the 1e books getting republished. ...I'm all for the 1e books getting republished. If you go on to a number of old school forums, there are a fair amount of the old guys complaining about it, and this post addresses their complaints.<br /><br />Also, I put rant in the title. That should be fair warning.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-8068655292828448312012-01-20T22:23:41.179-05:002012-01-20T22:23:41.179-05:00Granted, if you look hard enough, and in the right...Granted, if you look hard enough, and in the right places, you can find someone willing to complain about anything. Not having actively searched out negativity myself, on the release of the 1e books, I haven't run into any yet. Well, except for here that is.Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333449596201844371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-42548160991584493562012-01-20T20:51:58.347-05:002012-01-20T20:51:58.347-05:00I concur with this entirely. People complain abou...I concur with this entirely. People complain about how shite WoTC are for 'destroying' their game and then chastise them when they reprint the very books that certain gamers believe are the 'be all and end all' to D&D.<br /><br />Can you have your cake and eat it all?Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090532490724004280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-27866709134938508342012-01-20T20:14:08.680-05:002012-01-20T20:14:08.680-05:00Hear, hear! Fortunately it's a small number of...Hear, hear! Fortunately it's a small number of complaints. I also think way too much attention is being paid to the "outreach to older players" angle. I'd much rather see this release bring lots of new blood to AD&D. If anything, I think <a href="http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/01/if-i-were-osr-publisher.html" rel="nofollow">Tim Brannan</a> got it right: OSR publishers, start your engines!Robert Saint Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063044279947754807noreply@blogger.com