@smo63:
@jim010:
The only thing I wonder at, is why smorey seems so hostile?
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jim,
Why you ask, because, I am the one taking the brunt of the criticizm for the FTF tournament play at GEN CON and Origins.Â
And outside of Questioneer, I am not aware that anyone else that is commenting negatively has ever been to an event we put on.Â
Then for comments to be made like we are incompetent and we have no idea how to play AA, gets to you.Â
And not to mention, these guys are great at pushing ones buttons. I would call them names, but then they would just accuse me of attacking them first…
I just gets real old fast…
I can understand your frustration, but you are in a different position than those making the negative comments. Â As an event organizer, or a creator of a game, you will always have criticism leveled at you - deserved or not. Â Some will be relevent, but most won’t be. Â How YOU react to the criticism is more important than those pushing your buttons. Â Your reaction sets the tone for these events, not so much the naysayers.
Just some friendly advise, that’s all. Â Keep your cool.
Personally, I’m fine with having these tournament rules. Â Its been that way in the past as well, as I recall. Â In the end, many play with some sort of house rule anyway, like bidding (which Larry seems to hate).
I will agree, though, that the players that test these games don’t quite play the same way as the online group. Â They miss too much, where as in an online game, there is more time to explore in detail all possible moves backed up with an odds calculator. Â The playtesters never envisioned the turn 3 India Crush, or Sealion in the current games. Â It might be worth taking some advise from the online community