Diaspora has no PDF: Dumb, or The Dumbest?

Cranewings · December 11, 2009, 04:17:14 PM

I think it is funny that it is harder than normal to get a hold of a copy of a game called "Diaspora."

Danger · December 11, 2009, 04:22:43 PM

Nuts. Halfjack made his answer clean and didn't sprinkle "fuck," around liberally in the text.

Sigh.

Anyway, I'd love a .pdf of the game myself, but I do respect the people for wanting to do it right the first time around. I'll wait.

Ian Absentia · December 11, 2009, 04:39:59 PM

Pundy couldn't be bothered to send a message to the author who posts right here on this very site and ask him a simple question directly. So, without bothering to actually make a fucking poll, what do you think is the reason?

He's eager for any chance to drum up a furor over some people who's opinions no one really gives a shit about (i.e. "the Swine"), but for some reason he just can't stop gnashing his teeth.
He's a pretentious jackass, not really looking for an honest answer, and simply desperate for a new thread on his site.
He's afraid to address his question personally to the people who could give him a direct answer, so he's lashing out at them publicly. (ie. he's a twat)

As you can see, the options are wide open.

!i!

One Horse Town · December 11, 2009, 05:13:21 PM

Quote from: Ian Absentia;348166Pundy couldn't be bothered to send a message to the author who posts right here on this very site and ask him a simple question directly. So, without bothering to actually make a fucking poll, what do you think is the reason?
He's eager for any chance to drum up a furor over some people who's opinions no one really gives a shit about (i.e. "the Swine"), but for some reason he just can't stop gnashing his teeth.
He's a pretentious jackass, not really looking for an honest answer, and simply desperate for a new thread on his site.
He's afraid to address his question personally to the people who could give him a direct answer, so he's lashing out at them publicly. (ie. he's a twat)
As you can see, the options are wide open.

!i!

I'll give you a clue, Ian. It's 3.

GRIM · December 11, 2009, 06:17:03 PM

Given the shift to e-readers and how PDFs are often read on notebooks etc (turned sideways) I don't think the aesthetic reason really makes much sense UNLESS you're doing something specifically tailored to be electronic _only_ for release, like a bells and whistles adventure module or something.

Still, it's their ball.

Aos · December 11, 2009, 06:33:44 PM

Quote from: One Horse Town;348171I'll give you a clue, Ian. It's 3.

I was leaning more in the direction of a modified number 2, myself. I don't think the pundit is so much desperate for a new thread as he is maintaining a long term strategy of posting one bullshit thread every few days. It's a rolling strategy, mostly designed to take up the slack ever since the 4e debates went limp, which took up the slack after all you refugees lost your woody for Rpg.net.
Beyond this, personally I associate the Pundit and his posts with #2, not with twat.

One Horse Town · December 11, 2009, 07:04:18 PM

Quote from: Aos;348183which took up the slack after all you refugees lost your woody for Rpg.net.

You're way off, if that's a reference to me.

Thanlis · December 11, 2009, 07:06:45 PM

Quote from: Aos;348183It's a rolling strategy, mostly designed to take up the slack ever since the 4e debates went limp, which took up the slack after all you refugees lost your woody for Rpg.net.

I could try and pick that up again, but I can't remember who I'd totally given up on. Wasn't Hairfoot, wasn't Fiasco... who's the guy who was a big 4e defender back before it launched but who went psychotic when he got kicked off some other board?

Aos · December 11, 2009, 07:16:54 PM

Quote from: One Horse Town;348186You're way off, if that's a reference to me.

It wasn't.

RPGPundit · December 11, 2009, 10:37:44 PM

Quote from: J Arcane;348152I for one find it refreshing that for once a publisher is actually thinking about this things, instead of doing the very same "save as" approach everyone else already does.

PDFs suck, and that's partly because most of them are made in a horrible fashion.

That's not the part I think is dumb. Its certainly worthwhile to think about HOW you are going to make your PDF, and to make it different (suited to the medium) from how you'd do the print version. That's commendable, even.

What's stupid is not having it ready for release on the same day as you release your print version. And it leads one to question the motive as to why: stupid obsession with piracy? The vain hope more people will buy the Print version that way? Or vice-versa? Other kinds of magical thinking?

RPGPundit

RPGPundit · December 11, 2009, 10:39:56 PM

Quote from: Ian Absentia;348166Pundy couldn't be bothered to send a message to the author who posts right here on this very site and ask him a simple question directly. So, without bothering to actually make a fucking poll, what do you think is the reason?
He's eager for any chance to drum up a furor over some people who's opinions no one really gives a shit about (i.e. "the Swine"), but for some reason he just can't stop gnashing his teeth.
He's a pretentious jackass, not really looking for an honest answer, and simply desperate for a new thread on his site.
He's afraid to address his question personally to the people who could give him a direct answer, so he's lashing out at them publicly. (ie. he's a twat)
As you can see, the options are wide open.

!i!

I would say 4: he's pissed off that this game is being promoted as the storygamer-darling counterpart to Starblazer Adventures, a game he really likes.

RPGPundit

Cranewings · December 11, 2009, 11:18:34 PM

Quote from: Ian Absentia;348166Pundy couldn't be bothered to send a message to the author who posts right here on this very site and ask him a simple question directly. So, without bothering to actually make a fucking poll, what do you think is the reason?
He's eager for any chance to drum up a furor over some people who's opinions no one really gives a shit about (i.e. "the Swine"), but for some reason he just can't stop gnashing his teeth.
He's a pretentious jackass, not really looking for an honest answer, and simply desperate for a new thread on his site.
He's afraid to address his question personally to the people who could give him a direct answer, so he's lashing out at them publicly. (ie. he's a twat)
As you can see, the options are wide open.

!i!

Are you complaining that a guy who runs a public forum isn't discussing things in private?

Does Pundit owe this guy anything? Does he watch Pundit's kids? Did he paint Pundit's house?

David R · December 11, 2009, 11:27:18 PM

Quote from: Cranewings;348215Are you complaining that a guy who runs a public forum isn't discussing things in private?

No, he's mocking him because the Pundit could have just started a thread asking Halfjack (in a civil manner without all this Swine BS) his reasons for releasing the game the way he did. Aftter all, Halfjack has answered all his (and a few others) questions about his game.

Regards,
David R

flyingmice · December 11, 2009, 11:35:14 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;348205I would say 4: he's pissed off that this game is being promoted as the storygamer-darling counterpart to Starblazer Adventures, a game he really likes.

RPGPundit

This rings true.

-clash

Aos · December 12, 2009, 12:21:50 AM

#4 is just twice the shit, btw.