Sorry. I have to take a few sentences to vent about this.
I was over at RPGnet looking and reactions to the new D&D. Some people don't like it. That's cool. If they don't like it, then they don't like it. Many have legitimate reasons for not liking it, just as I had legitimate reasons for disliking the last edition. But some people... well, they're using arguments I view as highly dubious against D&D4.
By far, the most illogical argument against D&D4 is how evil it is because the errata was released the other day. These errata pages are in LARGE print with plenty of white space. They're mainly clarifications with almost none of them being actual changes. And there isn't even a whole 6 pages to this errata document for all 3 large books.
Having errors is bad, m'kay? But this example is far from enough to claim the D&D4 books are the most flawed products of all time.
For these errata haters, I recommend they pick up Rifts Ultimate Edition first printing. That book still had known typos which were cut and pastes from things written 15 years ago. Whole columns were swapped around randomly. Whole mandatory rules sections were just left out and unexplained. Text was repeated and/or prematurely cut. Yet, Palladiumbooks sat on the errata for 2 years (even after the corrections were all compiled by fans for free). So, if you're wanting a company which refuses to answer your questions for clarifications or corrections, then Palladiumbooks is the place you need to buy books from. I think someone looking for an example of unacceptably error ridden books would find their products a good baseline case.
If you're wanting an absolutely perfect book with no errors at all which is perfectly clear to all readers, then it's an endless quest. You might get close, and the writers should always try for the best, but you're never going to reach the goal.
End rant
Fanboy dedication to my new game = check
Obligatory Palladiumbooks bash = check
Tags: D&D 3e Errata
