Author: MutieMoe (---.elisa-dialup.fi)
Date: 04-30-2004 09:02
"Myrskyn aika was a roleplaying game that created a pretty big opposition among the "Old School" gamers of Finland. Most of the criticism was concentrated on the fact that there weren't enough game mechanics, there was too much world material, and that because of these, the game was clearly "targeted for beginners." (To be fair, there was some relevant criticism as well, as I've discussed in previous columns.)
Not wanting to listen to "the marketplace," I set out to write the kind of game that could've saved me from all those crappy teenager hack'n'slash RPG sessions, if it had existed back then. I did, and it sold so well that other Finnish publishing houses are going to publish roleplaying games as equals to any other book."
Sheesh! If there is ever somebody deserving swift kick in the rear.
Get over it, you are succesful RPG-designer not struggling artist, artist maybe, but not struggling. Whine! Whine! Whine!
Why the heck you are not happy, what the heck is it with this struggling artist thing, this is so traditional finnish thinking, the allways has to be reasons to be brooding malcontent.
There is no big bad finnish old school RPG community oppressing the poor designer. If market place is used as indicator, on local scale even the sales figures you presented indicate smashing success
Pulling punches.
If you ask for opinions "relevant criticism" is defined by each induvidual themselves, they might just be speaking of experience on personal judgement (what else?), and what it looks to me almost everybody (at least publicly) is pulling their punches, There has been no hatchet reviews or like phenomena.
Stop with the whiny artist act, be broud of your work. Stop that smug "I am genius that nobody appriciates" thing, it's like saying I am just an humble... what do I know...
I may have stated my opinion on Myrskyn Aika before, you have all the reason to appriciate your own work.
Coincidentally it's mayday, celebrate your work or something.
Over and out.
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