[The Tweaker]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I don't know if it's one of your intended goals, but the primary result of all of this intensely negative feedback based on a game book you still haven't seen has made me reevaluate my own availability and willingness to discuss the development of the game in a public forum.

First of all, I hope your father-in-law gets better soon.

I must say that I feel very sorry about your decision, however.

I really enjoyed your presence in this forum. Your willingness to reply to all our questions has probably been decisive in keeping me interested in buying a copy of the book, even with all the delays. Your posts on rpg.net got me interested in the new BRP book in the first place, too.

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

If someone were to approach me with advice writing materials for BRP, the first thing I'd tell them is "You will not be able to please everyone, and knowing that, you should probably stay off the forums altogether. Don't even read them."

I generally enjoy rpg forums, but I am not so sure about this one lately. It was cool at first, but I am getting increasingly tired with all the endless discussions about guns, bullet caliber, inches of armor, realism (duh!) and whining about BRP-not-being-anymore-like-the-Runequest-I-love-so-much.

Now, I understand everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I am willing to admit that some of the discussions have been actually useful and informative, but I am beginning to see how all the negativity from some posters risks alienating new fans (including me). I simply cannot understand all the criticisms levelled against a product which hasn't even been published (in its final form, at least) and all this is reinforcing my belief in that BRP's worst enemies are its own fans (well, some of them... generalizing is always bad).

Originally Posted by The Venomous Pao

On that note, I've decided that the negativity among certain folks on this forum only reinforces my belief that I don't much need to be hanging out on RPG boards. So I don't think I'll be around much anymore, either. Y'all have fun with the internecine warfare, ok?

It is a shame, Pao. I'd really like to see more of your character write-ups, but I understand your reasons. I think I will quietly wait until it is finally released and my copy is in my hands.

Originally Posted by The Venomous Pao

Oh, and if it turns out my players all decide that a light pistol is the best weapon in the universe then I'll roll with it. Perhaps I'll tweak the rules if that somehow gets to me. Who knows? I'm crazy like that.