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Thank you for reading so many of my ramblings.
Thanks to all the publishers who consider my criticism and don't take bad reviews personal or who even stood up for me. Thanks to all publishers who great content that makes PFRPG-3pps so much better than the 3.X days.
Thanks for the encouraging words throughout the trials and tribulations I had in the last couple of years and for having my back and lending a hand when I stumbled. You know who I mean - I count myself honored to know you.
Thanks to each and every gentleman and lady who dropped me a nice line, placed trust in me and commented on my reviews - it's for you I do this.
Thanks to Paco of GMS magazine, without whom I could never afford even a fraction of the files I review.
Thanks to Jonathan Nelson of NERDTREK, Lou Agresta of RPGaggression and Steven D. Russell for providing additional places where I can post my reviews.
Thank you from the darkest recesses of my twisted heart, without you guys and gals, none of this would have been possible.
Thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy my reviews.
I take a bow and salute you all.
More reviews are coming soon, also smaller files.
EZG out.
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Congratulations, End! I am definitely one of the many who appreciate the time and care you take with your reviews, and I look forward to the next 1000.
Thanks so much - I look forward to reading more of your great designs!
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End, I also want to say thanks for all your reviews. You don't just drop an offhand review and call it done--your reviews are insightful, and you're specific about what needs to be improved and why. As a 3PP, that's incredibly valuable information.
Your willingness to engage in a dialogue about your reviews, and to revise them when the product has changed, goes above and beyond.
Congrats on the milestone!
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Me too...
thanks and keep up the good work!
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Thank you so much for the kind words, Ron - you're a gentleman and a scholar and I look forward to reading many more of your excellent releases. Your offers rank among the scarce ones that never fail to amaze me and I look forward to reading each one of your new offerings!
Also, your willingness to improve the Emergency Character Collection was exemplar!
Thank you so much!
EDIT: Also thanks to Jonathan and Spinotron! :D
Thanks, Shane! I always value your reviews and congratulations from you mean quite something for me.
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Quite an accomplishment. Well done!
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Accomplishment, OCD, waste of time - the opinions diverge ;], but thank you so much, Orthos!
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When I was first starting to get into 3pp, your reviews were a big part of what convinced me to buy a product. Combined with D_Ms "overview" style of a review, it really helped me zero in on the products I thought I'd enjoy. Now a couple years later, I'm on the other side of the reviews and I'm even more grateful for them as they help me grow as a designer. Keep up the awesome work.
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Great work End, I hope for a thousand more :)
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Congrats! Now back to work you have a thousand more just waiting for you...
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If it doesn't have Endzeitgeist's seal of approval, I'm skeptical about it ;-)
Well done End!
~Red
Thanks, Steve, Louis and Will! I'll get to work! :D
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Game reviews for me, like movie reviews, depend a lot on the reviewer, since there is a lot of subjectivity built into a review. That's why I'm very skeptical about product reviews and book reviews...if I don't have some idea of what the reviewer likes or dislikes, it's hard to tell if the review is worthwhile to me.
That said, EZG's reviews are the first thing I look for when I'm checking out a new product, beause he's built up that level of credibility. And it's not that I'm not buying if he gives a bad review; I've bought items that he didn't give a glowing review to but the issues he pointed out were not big issues for me. But I know going in that it will be thorough and I'll feel better informed about buying. So, congratulations and I hope there are many more!
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Huzzah and congrats! Surely there is space in Valhalla for the many review demons you have slain. ;)
Contributor; Publisher, Kobold Press; RPG Superstar Judge
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Wow, 1000 reviews, that is amazing! At risk of repetition, I will say that I both appreciate and admire your reviews. They are more than a checklist, they often pinpoint a product's one flaw, but you are also generous with praise and a sense of fairness.
I read every review with interest, and I think you provide helpful guidance to both designers and gamers. Thank you!
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I also find EZG's reviews quite thorough and very helpful. Like others, they're some of the first that I look for when checking out a product.
Hats off man, such hard work and thoughtful analysis is highly appreciated!
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Wow crazy amounts of reviews. You do the community a big service by doing them.
Don't sell yourself short. You do great reviews too :-)
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End,
I too appreciate the reviews you do, they often help me out in other ways (as I've expressed in a fairly recent review of yours of an item of mine).
Keep up the stellar work my friend, you do us all a HUGE service, that cannot be underscored enough.
~Dean
Contributor; Developer, Super Genius Games
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End,
It is said "Quantity has a quality all its own." And that's true, and for that alone you certainly have earned great praise. Writing 1,000 reviews is work and I, at least, have a pretty good idea what your word-count must be to have hit four digits.
But it's also worth mentioning that your reviews are good, that you produce a high level of quality totally apart from your quantity. Even when I disagree with your assessment on another company's product, your review makes your reasoning clear and it often tells me if I'll like a product, whether or not you do.
So as both a gamer and a designer, many thanks, and here's to hoping you feel motivated to writing 1,000 more.
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Thank you for reading so many of my ramblings.
No, thank you for rambling!
It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality, and your reviews are consistently well thought out and have enough 'depth' to them as to be SO much more useful than the occasional 'review' of 'this product suxxors because I hate it for some unspecified reason!' or 'OMG, I loved this because I was already a huge fan of X anyway!'
I've bought quite a few things I wouldn't otherwise have bought on the strength of your reviews, and I haven't felt that you steered me wrong yet.
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I appreciate the reviews, not just of my own work, but others as well. New reviews are always the first thing I look for on the Paizo website when I log on.
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More reviews are coming soon, also smaller files.
EZG out.
After 1000 reviews, did you level up?
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I like your reviews. I've used them several times to help me make a decision about buying a product. It's so much better than considering an item with no reviews.
I knew you'd done a lot of these, but 1,000!? Holy crap, dude! That's impressive!
I especially like that you call them like you see them. When you're let down by something, you say so, and when you think something is really cool, your passion comes through.
It's obvious you do these because you care. Thanks for all your hard work, End!
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Congrats on 1000 reviews, that is a stupendous accomplishment!
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Everybody: Thank you so much for your kind words, your praise and your trust!
When I see people like The_minstrel_Wyrm, Michael Dean and Set and all you other guys post in a thread like this, It makes it so worthwhile!
The same goes for great designers like Wolfgang, Owen, Hyrum, Marc and everyone else - as long as you keep creating great content, I'll keep on reviewing in spite of the occasional frustrations!
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Thanks for all the hard work. It is appreciated.
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A small number is the number of years I have been on the Paizo site.
A much larger number is the number of products I have brought solely on the back of one of your reviews - even when a product has been well outside my immediate gaming interests that whiff of quality and effort that garners one of your hard earned 5 stars and seal of approval have drawn me to the product time and time again.
I suspect your amazing reviews do even more for the developers and publishers than you realise, let alone those who of us purchases benefit immensely from your efforts. May you continue to light the way for many years.
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Gratz on a thousand! Your reviews are top of the mark in quality, for you can clearly state what you liked, as easily as what you didn't. well done sir.
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We need to get End a custom title here, people. 1000 good, in-depth reviews is a massive achievement, and of service to both the community, and probably to Paizo's sales rates on PDFs as well.
I don't personally have an idea for one just this moment, but he deserves to be recognized.
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You the man!
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Everybody: Thank you so much for your kind words, your praise and your trust!
When I see people like The_minstrel_Wyrm, Michael Dean and Set and all you other guys post in a thread like this, It makes it so worthwhile!
The same goes for great designers like Wolfgang, Owen, Hyrum, Marc and everyone else - as long as you keep creating great content, I'll keep on reviewing in spite of the occasional frustrations!
Wow, thanks End! Seeing my name mentioned in the same list as Wolfgang, Owen and Hyrum pretty much made my day :)
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Thanks everyone! 4 new reviews coming up tomorrow, only one last check to do on them! And getting a custom title would be awesome, though probably up to the powers-that-be. :)
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Just let me say that if Paizo did decide that posting 1,000 quality rpg reviews, none less than a few paragraphs in length, was deserving of a custom title, and as a result a few people decided to post 1,000 or more reviews of things on Paizo's store...
Well I think the impact would be pretty awesome for both customers and Paizo's sales.
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From both a customer and designer point of view, your reviews are always welcomed, complete, informative and helpful in understanding the qualities and weaknesses of a product. I think you definitely deserved a level up and the Awesome Custom Title (Ex) class feature ! :)
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Congratulations, End! I appreciate your reviews as a purchaser of 3PP content and as a purveyor. Here's to the next 1000!
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EZG-
Your reviews have helped lighten my wallet on many occasions. Even when I see products from 3PP that I have enjoyed in the past I'm hesitant to pick things up unless I've seen you're thoughts.
So, thank you for not only the volume of effort you have provided, but the quality of your work. It's much appreciated!
Thank you so much, everybody! NAd yeah,a custom title would be awesome, though I'd take just about everyone... ;)
Set and Onyewu, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad I can be of service!
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I am in awe at the sheer volume and quality of your reviews. Even when I wasn't working full time and had vast amounts of free time to read and review game products, I couldn't touch your productivity. I don't know how you did it. I fully support any custom title for you ser Endzeitgeist, a knight among reviewers.