I saw "custom dice allow for a rich tapestry of narrative possibilities", and pretty much lost interest. I don't want to play Warhammer Fantasy Star Wars 3rd edition.

And this:
"For example, you might succeed in wrestling a Gamorrean to the ground as you planned, but in doing so your blaster might fall from its holster and slide just out of reach. On the other hand, you might utterly fail in your attempts to lie to an Imperial customs officer, but in doing so discover that he's open to bribery. The ever-present potential for success with complications or failure with advantages adds a compelling layer of realism to all your endeavors."

Isn't this why we have imagination? And their crack on "other RPGs with binary systems" doesn't take things like degrees of success into account.

Nope, not interested. I can fix the holes in my d6 Star Wars books and be happy as a clam.

The custom dice are also used in the X Wing boardgame.

The custom dice app is not free.

Though someone surely will make their own app that will be free, ffs.

So d6 Star Wars is the better RPG for Star Wars out there?

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;573402So d6 Star Wars is the better RPG for Star Wars out there?

Yes, absolutely.

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;573402So d6 Star Wars is the better RPG for Star Wars out there?

I think both it and d20 have a lot to recommend about them.

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;573402So d6 Star Wars is the better RPG for Star Wars out there?

General opinion seems to be yes.  It is certainly the simplest.

It also only really concerns itself with the events of the original trilogy, which may be an advantage or disadvantage depending on your point of view regarding the prequels.

I wonder if anyone at the seminars they had for this game (presumably along the lines of the WFRP3 seminars) or at the sales desk had the balls to criticise FFG. I wish someone would. If i'd been there that's exactly what would have happened and I'd probably be on youtube looking stupid.

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;573422I wonder if anyone at the seminars they had for this game (presumably along the lines of the WFRP3 seminars) or at the sales desk had the balls to criticise FFG. I wish someone would. If i'd been there that's exactly what would have happened and I'd probably be on youtube looking stupid.

Do you know if players of the WH RPG books have compained to the FFG guys at convention panels?  I'd like to see that on YouTube if there is a video.

Quote from: Piestrio;573409I think both it and d20 have a lot to recommend about them.

I agree.

Also, despite being extremely skeptical, no one has really had experience with FFG's effort to be able to write it off just yet. Anyone claiming to know the most widely accepted best edition of Star War is IMO most likely a fan of that edition simply voicing their own bias.

Quote from: Skywalker;573433Anyone claiming to know the most widely accepted best edition of Star War is IMO most likely a fan of that edition simply voicing their own bias.

Well, yeah.

At least in my case it is.  

That's cool. I am a mild fan of both D6 and D20, and recognise that both could be improved on significantly. So, I have no horse in that race. FFGs attempt does not look like the edition to make that improvement from what I have seen so far.

I still want to satisfy my curiosity about FFG's Star Wars, but not at the current price for the Beta. I'm going to wait and see.

Definitely.

I would not pay to playtest for ANY company.

If a company wants playtesters, they need to pay ME. Or, at least, they need to provide the playtest documents to the testers at no charge.

I wouldn't pay for a beta of a computer game, why should I pay for a beta of a pnp game?

Normally, a beta tester of game software gets an early price discount for being a tester.  I pay all the time for beta games.  Books or software.  But only if I get the final version at no extra cost.

The reverse is I beta for free and buy the game when it is released.  I've never paid for both though.

I don't beta test operating systems since I don't have spare computers or the time to deal with driver issues.