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Selfish Whiny Rant

Started by Bill, March 04, 2014, 09:41:11 AM

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Bill

March 04, 2014, 09:41:11 AM
I am a huge fan of the Dragon Age setting.

So it annoys me greatly that both the pen and paper game (boxed set 3) and computer game, Inquisition, are taking forever to get released.


Blaaahhhh!!!!


Where is my instant gratification!!!

thedungeondelver

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March 04, 2014, 11:34:50 AM
I feel you; the pen and paper game had a very old-school feel to it, very hearkened-back-to-Moldvay-Basic vibe which I liked...but I feel like they dropped the ball bigtime with the multiple sets spread out over many years.
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Bill

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March 04, 2014, 11:57:44 AM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;734528I feel you; the pen and paper game had a very old-school feel to it, very hearkened-back-to-Moldvay-Basic vibe which I liked...but I feel like they dropped the ball bigtime with the multiple sets spread out over many years.

They did admit it was not the wisest move.

I don't have a group lined up to play it, but when that happens, I need set 3.

They have a few good modules as well.

And by 'good module' I mean 'actually usable'  :)

Exploderwizard

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March 04, 2014, 12:01:00 PM Last Edit: March 04, 2014, 12:21:51 PM by Exploderwizard
Its the price to be paid when licensing IP that you don't control. Anything GR wants to release with the Dragon Age name on it has to run slowly through the digestive tract of EA Games legal dept and can't be published until EA decides to take a shit.

So blame EA Games.

EDIT:

Big companies and their legal departments are why we can't have nice things. When Bioware and Green Ronin were working the deal alone everything was going great.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

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Bill

#4
March 04, 2014, 12:58:04 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;734535Its the price to be paid when licensing IP that you don't control. Anything GR wants to release with the Dragon Age name on it has to run slowly through the digestive tract of EA Games legal dept and can't be published until EA decides to take a shit.

So blame EA Games.

EDIT:

Big companies and their legal departments are why we can't have nice things. When Bioware and Green Ronin were working the deal alone everything was going great.

I guess EA has strings attached to their Devil money.

Rincewind1

#5
March 05, 2014, 07:57:47 AM
Just play in Faerun and assume that orcs only come every 400 years and Evermeet was conquered and citizens were turned into slaves.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Piestrio

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March 05, 2014, 08:47:40 AM
Quote from: Bill;734552I guess EA has strings attached to their Devil money.

I don't thing Green Ronin has any of EA's money. Demonic or not.
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Exploderwizard

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March 05, 2014, 08:58:56 AM
Quote from: Piestrio;734744I don't thing Green Ronin has any of EA's money. Demonic or not.

None that I am aware of. They entered an arrangement with Bioware, who was small and easy to work with. Then The Empire moved in and acquired Bioware. The Empire has altered the deal. Green Ronin can only hope and pray that it isn't altered any further.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Bill

#8
March 05, 2014, 11:38:46 AM
Quote from: Rincewind1;734727Just play in Faerun and assume that orcs only come every 400 years and Evermeet was conquered and citizens were turned into slaves.

Yes, but the 'Orcs' would include actually dangerous monsters, magic would be dangerous to the casters, no clerics, and I would have to replace most of the lame races with one cool race, Quanaari.

Id rather use the setting I actually like.
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