Suggestions for a somewhat radical change to Timing/Effect.

[captainjack23]

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Well, that was kinda nasty, Cap'n. When I said I wasn't picking on you, I meant I wasn't picking on you. I've seen more than one person say (when a flaw is pointed out), "Yeah, it's flawed, but I don't care." In essence.

And, I have no need to act out in a forum. I'm posting very little. Nothing is changing anyway.

My tone is negative because I'm disappointed in Mongoose. After seeing what they did with Conan, I was extremely excited to see they were going to push forth with Traveller.

But, looking at the game, it's broken. GMs that aren't invested in the game emotionally (as Sablewyvern is..."I love the T/E mechanic even if it is broke!") can see it.

I'm disappointed that Mongoose isn't fixing it.

It seems as if the Mongoose thinking is: "I've got a deadline, and I can turn out something good enough." What I wanted to see is: "Wow, this is Traveller! I'm going to create the definitive version!"

I'm with TBeard. I think there will be an initial flurry of purchases, and then MGT will die out.

Sad. I don't want it to. I'd like to see Traveller succeed. But, I'd also like to see a superior game system too--not one that is just "good enough".

For the nasty bit, I do apologize. Late and a long day. I'll edit it.

But still, it is aggrivating to be used as an exhibit for sloppiness... and used out of context.

I know you want to impliment the best possible, and the good is the enemy of the best, but.....

There is a difference between saying "meh, its broken, so what" and "I disagree with the importance you place on this issue, and I choose to allocate my effort into areas that matter by my estimation".

The latter, not the former, was the context of my quote above.

To be fair, one is laziness, the other is, I suppose arrogance. Still, laziness is laziness, and as some folks on here illustrate, one person's arrogance is another person's expert opinion.