Dumb Complaint About SWSE

jeff37923 · October 16, 2007, 08:53:43 AM

The book is an odd size and I'm finding that when I carry it tucked under my arm with other standard sized notebooks and folders, the damn thing likes to slip out and fall taking everything else with it in a chain reaction of falling paper products. It's a small thing, but it is becomming annoying.

Told you my complaint was dumb.

obryn · October 16, 2007, 08:55:49 AM

I've gotten to like the book's size... It takes up less bag and table real-estate.

-O

beeber · October 16, 2007, 09:35:08 AM

as someone who works in retail, it sucks.

Trevelyan · October 16, 2007, 09:46:28 AM

Something about the proportions of the book seem to make my copy stay open more easily without stressing the spine. Is this a universal feature or am I just lucky?

pspahn · October 16, 2007, 02:58:45 PM

Quote from: TrevelyanSomething about the proportions of the book seem to make my copy stay open more easily without stressing the spine. Is this a universal feature or am I just lucky?

Mine does too. Still hate funky book sizes. I like them 8.5 x 11 or thereabouts. The way I understand it, the SWSE format is a lot harder for pirates to scan. Not sure if that was intentional or not.

Pete

Serious Paul · October 16, 2007, 11:49:09 PM

No I hear you, it fucks up my Feng Shui too.

Gunslinger · October 17, 2007, 01:27:29 AM

Spiral bound for all RPGs. Something that is that widely spread among a community should never have to deal with my insecurities of how to deal with books without damaging them.

Hackmaster · October 17, 2007, 10:39:05 AM

It does stay open nicely on a table, but I dislike the size. The book just looks odd sitting next to normal sized books on my shelf.

As far as scanning difficulty, it has been available for pirate download for quite some time.

pspahn · October 17, 2007, 11:44:17 AM

Quote from: GoOrangeAs far as scanning difficulty, it has been available for pirate download for quite some time.

Oh, I'm sure. But how does it look? It seems like it would be print ugly.

Pete

Serious Paul · October 17, 2007, 12:34:04 PM

Quote from: pspahnOh, I'm sure. But how does it look? It seems like it would be print ugly.

Nope. Pretty much anything you download is available at the same quality you'd expect a PDF to be. Gone are the days of crappy scans my friend.

Edit

I own two hard copies of SWSE, just so we're clear....

pspahn · October 17, 2007, 12:43:34 PM

Quote from: Serious PaulNope. Pretty much anything you download is available at the same quality you'd expect a PDF to be. Gone are the days of crappy scans my friend.

Edit

I own two hard copies of SWSE, just so we're clear....

I'm not talking about scan quality I'm talking about paper size. If a book is 7 x 13" (or whatever) and you print it on 8.5 x 11" paper, it seems like it would look a little strange or skewed. Maybe not, though.

Pete

obryn · October 17, 2007, 01:31:00 PM

I have also noticed it sits better. It carries better, too, imho.

I dunno; my D&D books feel all fat & clumsy after working with this one for the past few months.

-O

Serious Paul · October 17, 2007, 05:14:37 PM

Quote from: pspahnI'm not talking about scan quality I'm talking about paper size. If a book is 7 x 13" (or whatever) and you print it on 8.5 x 11" paper, it seems like it would look a little strange or skewed. Maybe not, though.

Nope, there seems to be no problems as far as I can tell.

pspahn · October 17, 2007, 05:43:56 PM

Quote from: Serious PaulNope, there seems to be no problems as far as I can tell.

OK. I don't know enough about printers to understand how it scales the same, but if you say it does, I guess it does.

Pete

cr0m · October 19, 2007, 11:36:33 AM

I don't think ease of piracy should figure into book design.