thread: 2006-08-27 : Kerflufflizing
On 2006-09-05, Marhault wrote:
Paul asked Ralph:
—Do you agree with me that a culture of public criticism should extend to "read all the way through, but haven't played"? Do you think it should extend all the way to "partially read, but strong convictions"?—
I know I do. Criticism from any stage of involvement with a game is valid and can be useful. You just need to identify what your experience is with the game in question. This helps the creator identify some of the reasons behind your statements.
For instance, writing me and saying "I downloaded the playtest version of your game and stopped reading after page 6 to tell you that your mechanics for X are broken, here's why. . ." tells me something completely different than saying "I downleaded and played your game with my group. We ran into trouble with X in play, here's what happened. . ." Both are useful.
