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Other Games, Development, & Campaigns => Other Games => Topic started by: Bill on March 04, 2014, 09:41:11 AM

Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Bill on 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!!!
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: thedungeondelver on 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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Bill on 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'  :)
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Exploderwizard on March 04, 2014, 12:01:00 PM
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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Bill on 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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Rincewind1 on 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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Piestrio on 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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Exploderwizard on 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.
Title: Selfish Whiny Rant
Post by: Bill on 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.