Quote from: boulet;413682Oh, we won't get an answer to that most important question will we?

Let's take a wild guess... 42?

I just saw in another thread that he was banned. That is quite a rare event around these parts.

I'll refrain from any additional comments since Cylonophile won't be able to respond to it.

I think a number of the major Forgies have left over the last few years, and the place was mostly a ghost town. Ron was such a douche even indie publishers couldn't stand him. I know I made the mistake of reading Sorceror years ago, and his little GNS screed was stuck in the game, which was really annoying. And while the game had some neat ideas, it really needed more work.

Quote from: danbuter;413903I think a number of the major Forgies have left over the last few years, and the place was mostly a ghost town. Ron was such a douche even indie publishers couldn't stand him. I know I made the mistake of reading Sorceror years ago, and his little GNS screed was stuck in the game, which was really annoying. And while the game had some neat ideas, it really needed more work.

I totally agree with you, I had Sorcerer as well for a while, about 5 years ago now.  I got all the books for cheap on Ebay in a job lot because I was curious about the hype.  The game was lacking in key areas and the theory stuff just sounded vague, preachy and smug.  I will say that the best of the bunch by far was Sorcerer and Sword which was pretty good in places.  

I ended up getting rid of it all after I asked some straight questions in The Forge about the mechanics and Edwards acted like a fucking Zen Master, cryptic and all knowing, not answering my questions, trying to make me feel stupid because I "didn't get it" what a fucking complete prick!  

Shortly after I sold the books on for a profit (yes I do feel bad about it!) as I realised what a load of crap all that GNS Forge crap was.

Quote from: PaladinCA;413699I just saw in another thread that he was banned. That is quite a rare event around these parts.

I'll refrain from any additional comments since Cylonophile won't be able to respond to it.

The poster you're talking to is DEAAAAAAAAAAAD!

(well, not YOU, but Boulet.)

Quote from: thedungeondelver;413945The poster you're talking to is DEAAAAAAAAAAAD!

(well, not YOU, but Boulet.)

Pundit had him capped?

That's harsh!

Quote from: EBM;413949Pundit had him capped?

That's harsh!

The devastating truth is that once banned from this site the Pundit is unable to afford even what small measure of protection from Death by Gnome that the rest of us enjoy.

Quote from: thedungeondelver;413945The poster you're talking to is DEAAAAAAAAAAAD!

(well, not YOU, but Boulet.)

"You're dead and you don't even know it yet" Fist of the North Star

I hope I can remain in my suspended dying state for a while, I could save money on food and stuff.

Quote from: Cole;413951The devastating truth is that once banned from this site the Pundit is unable to afford even what small measure of protection from Death by Gnome that the rest of us enjoy.

True, since I joined this forum attempts on my life have reduced dramatically.  I'm hoping to get to 100+ posts and then hopefully they will stop altogether!

Quote from: EBM;413958True, since I joined this forum attempts on my life have reduced dramatically.  I'm hoping to get to 100+ posts and then hopefully they will stop altogether!

An empty hope, but whatever gets a man through.

Quote from: boulet;413954"You're dead and you don't even know it yet" Fist of the North Star

I hope I can remain in my suspended dying state for a while, I could save money on food and stuff.

How many pairs of sunglasses does Horatio wear, really?!!
*steps away off camera*

I would just like to point out a few gross inaccuracies in this thread.

1. Anyone claiming Edwards, The Forge and "story games" of today have anything to do with White Wolf games or Vampire, obviously have no clue at all about The Forge. This includes you, Pundit, and mr. Kyle Aaron.

This either proves that
a) you don't actually know what you're criticizing and attacking some imaginary mythological monster, a straw man that you have constructed for yourself
or
b) you, Pundit, have actually won this war. A war of missinformation, propaganda and blatant lies.

2. This is further supported by your statement that Ron Edwards was
"claiming that "fun" was something achieved by minimizing any potential for the unexpected"
This is so completely untrue I cannot even begin to explain it. If you had taken one tiny peek at any of his writings and games, you would know this. So again, either you're delusionally attacking him and the Forge from some ideological standpoint or you're purposefully lying.

3. Someone claimed that Ron and Vincent had "one hit each". Ron was never about profit, but his games continue to sell at a reasonable rate. Vincent hadn't made a full blown game since Dogs (the games he made in between were just a couple dozen pages, just small games), until he made Apocalypse World. His new game, Apocalypse World has sold out many times over. Just so you know. He's still making money from Dogs as well.

You know those new hit games, right behind D&D and Pathfinder? Dresden Files, Smallville RPG and others? "Forge games" by your standards, all of them.

4. A person insinuated that Ron and "Vinny" were homosexuals and apparently found this funny. If you don't understand how utterly immature and adolescent this makes you sound, I can't help you in any way.


Return to your playground gentlemen, and keep on making sand castles.

Ah, a crusader and missionary, fresh from the front lines.

When are we going to stop throwing good, young men to their deaths in this senseless war!

Quote from: One Horse Town;414062Ah, a crusader and missionary, fresh from the front lines.

At least you can be pretty sure, that it's not Cylon under a new alias.