tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post9068729029740722315..comments2023-03-30T06:56:31.229-07:00Comments on Fuzzy's Dicecapades: W is for Wizards of the CoastFuzzy Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-69165206950046920722016-05-07T20:04:56.847-07:002016-05-07T20:04:56.847-07:00Very true; you're on record criticizing some o...Very true; you're on record criticizing some of Gygax's poorer decisions. And TSR was indeed guilty of a lot of the things that people attack WOTC for.<br /><br />I realize now the wording of the post was a little vague; I didn't mean to imply that you thought TSR's movie would have been good, and I apologize for the misunderstanding.Fuzzy Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-20039377352490548322016-05-03T01:02:17.788-07:002016-05-03T01:02:17.788-07:00I did not say that TSR would have made a good movi...I did not say that TSR would have made a good movie. I have no better opinion of TSR than I have for the WOTC, as anyone can tell who listens to the podcast.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-70138343618316751672016-04-29T19:18:44.922-07:002016-04-29T19:18:44.922-07:00In addition to the OGL for 3e and later editions, ...In addition to the OGL for 3e and later editions, they also indirectly allowed a continuation of "old-school" play by licensing the AD&D rules for HackMaster 4e. Plus, they had a number of old adventure modules as free downloads for a number of years.Fuzzy Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-56891216600593328142016-04-29T19:17:17.285-07:002016-04-29T19:17:17.285-07:00To their credit, TSR made sure that the 2nd Editio...To their credit, TSR made sure that the 2nd Edition of AD&D was mostly compatible with the 1st (and likewise with the different iterations of the Basic/Expert rules, including conversion notes for Holmes in the Cook/Marsh Expert Rulebook). 4e was not a good thing for that very reason; even the <i>Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies</i> book that introduced me to the hobby implied that converting characters from 3.5 was basically a lost cause.Fuzzy Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-65245777187512885982016-04-28T11:47:38.621-07:002016-04-28T11:47:38.621-07:00Without WotC there would be no OGL. No OGL means t...Without WotC there would be no OGL. No OGL means that there are tons of great products out there that would not have been made, including all the OSR. <br />I feel that people who complain about WotC are the types that would complain about anything anyway. I love my Basic D&D and my 1st Edition, but credit where credit is due; 3rd edition was evolutionary and revolutionary. 5th edition rocks and I even had fun (and still have fun) with 4th ed. <br /><br />--<br />Tim Brannan, The Other Side Blog<br />2015 A to Z of Adventure!<br /><a href="http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/</a>Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802520424485051490.post-63873227287214552562016-04-28T11:13:29.885-07:002016-04-28T11:13:29.885-07:00Wizards of the Coast is pretty much the cause, and...Wizards of the Coast is pretty much the cause, and solution to, all of D&D's problems. ;)<br /><br />I think the people who have the most dislike for WotC used feel some kind strong loyalty to the company. But the WotC makes change and suddenly these people feel betrayed. Still, its hard not feel kind of burned when you invest a lot of money into an edition and then it becomes obsolete--which is one of reasons for the dislike of 4e. Stelios V. Perdioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466676702515521939noreply@blogger.com