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RPGs that will never have a 2nd edition?

Started by Robyo, August 28, 2019, 12:23:08 AM

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BronzeDragon

#30
August 30, 2019, 12:23:27 AM
Quote from: Shasarak;1101276So every CoC "edition" has just been a blatant money grab?  And the Keepers put up with that?

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Kyle Aaron

#31
August 31, 2019, 08:36:18 PM
Quote from: Brad;1101286Honestly, I think the 1st edition of most of the RPGs I have are the best ones.
This is generally true. An rpg is like sex: enthusiasm is more important than skill. And the first editions were made with no guaranteed audience, generally few resources like artists and editors, so they have buckets of enthusiasm and teaspoons of skill. The person wrote it because they had something to say, something they thought others might enjoy, and it shows on every page.

2nd and later editions more people get involved in making it, there's a lot more second-guessing and back-and-forth, so the skill rises but the enthusiasm dies down. If the game gets big enough, some of the people involved in producing it won't even game. And it shows on every page.
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Simlasa

#32
September 01, 2019, 03:46:54 PM
I can't say I've ever had a game I liked where I found myself pining for a new edition. Some rules will get tweaked or dropped as we familiarize ourselves with the rules... but it's not likely a new version will mimic those choices anyway. I generally don't care about game art either... which seems to drive some publishers to revamp the look of a game.
If designers want to significantly change a game I'd rather they just creates something entirely new... or label it as an offshoot of the original, as with Pulp Cthulhu, rather than trying to shove in trendy mechanics and pretend it's the same game.
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