Reading a few of the threads that I have started / been posted by others, that are critical of MgT, I thought I would point out something that may not be self-evident.
Yes, I am critcal of the errors that MgT has allowed to creep into the Traveller universe. Yes, I have lambasted them for their sometimes lack of good proofing of their work, their tweaking the rules where no tweaks were needed, and their apparent (thus far) lack of desire to introduce NEW things. Re-publishing old books and adventures is easy. It's NOT game design, it's simple business. They have multiple versions of Traveller source material to draw upon.
Now, aside from the criticisms that I have layed at their feet, and ones in many cases they have richly earned, I have to say that their efforts to make up for their mistakes have blunted my desire to stop purchasing the materials. When I had the first horribly edited version of High Guard, they not only took it back, but offered up a source book for free! That really impressed me. While I would much prefer they have retained the money it took for them to make such an offer (and put it towards, I dunno, hiring more proofers?), the simple fact that they went out of their way to make good their mistake definitely enhanced my decision to continue purchasing their books.
I'm sure some will say "If you don't like it, why are you here on their FREE forum?", or "If you hate things so much, why don't you go away?". To answer that is easy. First off, by being a customer I've PAID for the right to bitch (It's also guarenteed in the US Constitution, but you have to look beyond all those silly "laws" and "amendments".... plus not everyone is a yank whose job it is to bait their british cousins..
). By being a customer I get that right to make my say here. Ideally someone reads these comments and takes them back to management.
The other major reason I'm here is that I DO enjoy the game and it's rich history. I have purchased every Traveller version that was published, with the exception of the D20 stuff (wasn't gaming much then). And I still have all that stuff. I WANT MgT to succeed at their Traveller publications. But I'm also not going to sit idly by and not voice my opinion when I've paid for that right.
Ok. I'm getting off the soapbox now. I would like to very much hear what the rest of you (active posters and lurkers alike) feel towards the game and how well (or not) that MgT is working on their version of it.
Yes, I am critcal of the errors that MgT has allowed to creep into the Traveller universe. Yes, I have lambasted them for their sometimes lack of good proofing of their work, their tweaking the rules where no tweaks were needed, and their apparent (thus far) lack of desire to introduce NEW things. Re-publishing old books and adventures is easy. It's NOT game design, it's simple business. They have multiple versions of Traveller source material to draw upon.
Now, aside from the criticisms that I have layed at their feet, and ones in many cases they have richly earned, I have to say that their efforts to make up for their mistakes have blunted my desire to stop purchasing the materials. When I had the first horribly edited version of High Guard, they not only took it back, but offered up a source book for free! That really impressed me. While I would much prefer they have retained the money it took for them to make such an offer (and put it towards, I dunno, hiring more proofers?), the simple fact that they went out of their way to make good their mistake definitely enhanced my decision to continue purchasing their books.
I'm sure some will say "If you don't like it, why are you here on their FREE forum?", or "If you hate things so much, why don't you go away?". To answer that is easy. First off, by being a customer I've PAID for the right to bitch (It's also guarenteed in the US Constitution, but you have to look beyond all those silly "laws" and "amendments".... plus not everyone is a yank whose job it is to bait their british cousins..
). By being a customer I get that right to make my say here. Ideally someone reads these comments and takes them back to management.The other major reason I'm here is that I DO enjoy the game and it's rich history. I have purchased every Traveller version that was published, with the exception of the D20 stuff (wasn't gaming much then). And I still have all that stuff. I WANT MgT to succeed at their Traveller publications. But I'm also not going to sit idly by and not voice my opinion when I've paid for that right.
Ok. I'm getting off the soapbox now. I would like to very much hear what the rest of you (active posters and lurkers alike) feel towards the game and how well (or not) that MgT is working on their version of it.
