dinketry |
I was going to make this a Valentine's Day post, and then I noted that no one had done it yet, so....
I Love you Guys! All of you Guys! No, seriously....
(I haven't been drinking....yet....)
You guys are awesome, and I love you all. Thank you, Paizo Online Family. Let me buy you all packages of candy hearts.
/LOVE
-Dink
Leafar the Lost |
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I was going to make this a Valentine's Day post, and then I noted that no one had done it yet, so....
I Love you Guys! All of you Guys! No, seriously....
(I haven't been drinking....yet....)
You guys are awesome, and I love you all. Thank you, Paizo Online Family. Let me buy you all packages of candy hearts.
/LOVE
-Dink
I do not feel the same towards you...
Dustin Ashe |
I'm resurrecting this old thread. Because I do love Paizo. I really do.
(And because we need a little bit more love of Paizo staff. Is it just me or do the messageboards seem a bit ornery recently?)
I think I speak for many thousands of players and game masters. We love you Paizo. Please know that!
And in a future post, I'll tell you as many reasons as I can think of. Who's with me?
Aaron Bitman |
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In light of some of the disturbing trends I've seen on these forums in recent days, I've been wanting to say something, and this is the most appropriate thread I could find to do it, although I can't exactly claim to LOVE the Paizo staff. I do, however APPRECIATE it.
I think it's incredible how often the staff answers questions on these forums. And they don't just scribble quick, form-letter answers. They give real, meaningful replies that make it clear that they thoroughly read and understood the threads in which they posted.
I don't know how many questions they get on the average day, but I'm sure it's not humanly possible to answer them all.
The vast majority of my questions get answered, and I think that's amazing. If a few of my questions don't get answered, I'd like to make it clear that I'm NOT complaining that my glass is half-empty.
And then there's the matter of the staff's professionalism. Remarkably often, the staff will show courtesy in situations when others might return disrespect in kind. I'll never forget the time I posted that message that was... uh... less than diplomatically worded. In very little time, not just one but TWO Paizo staff members responded to my complaint with such faultless civility, I soon felt ashamed of my rudeness. (I should have apologized, but I never did.)
I'm certainly not Paizo's biggest fan. I have very different opinions from theirs about what makes a good RPG product. I won't claim to have any idea how much time or effort they put into their work, although I'm sure it's a lot. And I don't regard Paizo's every key-stroke to be perfect on these forums. But I just want to say thank you for all you do.
Dustin Ashe |
Here are my reasons:
1) Paizo is constantly on the messageboards, fielding questions. I learned this quickly. Like many others, one of my first posts was a criticism leveled at Paizo. Two staff members stepped in and explained their perspective. I disagreed and a conversation ensued. But they both made some very good points and it led me to reading up on the topic. I found this robust discussion going on on the messageboards, one that had started years before my comment. So, I started listening instead of talking. I learned a lot about the gaming community and company. Eventually, I sent a private message to one of those first two staff members with my question. And she sent me a thorough, thoughtful response just a couple of days ago. What other hobby company does that?
Then, when I had a question about a specific module, the author of the module himself leaped at the chance to discuss it with me. The author. Amazing. He wanted to know how it turned out. So, I posted how the module ended for my party and he was really enthusiastic about the unorthodox conclusion.
And then there's James Jacobs' thread... Enough said.
2) I remember the old 3.5 adventures. They don't hold a candle to the adventure paths and modules of Pathfinder. I'm reading Rise of the Runelords in preparation to run it. And I can't wait to get my players going.
3) Golarion used to bother me...quite a bit. It looked like a Frankenstein's monster of a world, all these parts that don't go together. But now that I've thought about it, it's actually a brilliant business model and it suits me just fine. I just focus on the parts of the world that interest me and let the rest be. And every other player can do the same. The content for Varisia alone could keep my players going for years.
4) Paizo resurrected Dungeons and Dragons for me. I would still be using 3.5 books and resenting their premature switch to 4e. But here's Pathfinder, most of what I loved about D&D and lots more to love. The APG classes are awesome. The ARG is inspired. I can't wait to get the Strategy Guide. All the content is supported by maps and cards and pawns.
5) The diversity. Men and women. Every race. Any sexual orientation. I know they're not totally there yet in this department. But I like that they're striving for inclusion. I like that the goal is so that anyone who picks up the books will think, 'Hey, that person looks like me. This product is for me too.'