Re: What bugs you about KLISTs in RPG IV?

[Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxx]

 >> You're terrific Hans!  Boy I wish we had this kind of response when the
early decisions were being made on RPG IV design.

I agree that Hans is terrific, but boy you sure know how to hurt a guy!
(actually it may be "guys" since Hans and I were on the same team - but he's a
big boy and can speak for himself).

If we'd had many more people involved in the design you'd still be waiting for
it!! Don't forget that the fact that you might disagree with a particular design
point doesn't mean that you were in a majority position.


I'm not going to start the whole "free-form" debate again (I have to assume that
that's what you mean because there was a LOT of consultation about the whole RPG
IV design and the only major disagreement was over fixed/free) but I suspect
that Hans would agree with me when I say that we'd almost certainly make
_exactly_ the same decision again. It's all a matter of timing. It was the right
thing to do at the time.

PS. I said at the time that I believed that Free-form would come one day - with
luck that prediction (albeit about two years later than I predicted) will come
true thanks to Hans and the rest of the RPG team.


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