Re: [HoE] One small complaint.... (SHANE)

[PEGShane@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/4/99 9:48:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, dparrot@glx.net
writes:

<< I just got Road Warriors, cann't find Brain Burners anywhere in town, and
 have the rest of the HoE books....and I am starting to notice something
 that's bugging me just a little bit.
 
 The game is too damn derivative.  I mean Sylas raises Killer Tomatoes, RW
 is almost a clean C&C (chassis and Crossbows - early Car Wars) knock off,
 CW McCoy is a little too close to CW McCall (signer of Convoy), plus we
 have the S-Mart Overloard, the Wizards in Seattle, etc.
 
 Now before you slam me on my adaptations of characters, I think it's fine
 for fans to do it....but when the people who are being paid to come up with
 something fresh, and unique start doing it....well, I hat to say it about a
 PEG product, but I think I'm throwing away my hard earned money, on
 something I could have done myself.
 
 All I'm saying is, get more origionallity....the references to pop-culture
 are fine, if they stay small (Viridian Goliath, the Red Orcs in RW, etc.)
 But when they start to become the game, then I start to feel cheated.
 
 I know, It's my game, and I don't have to use it if I don't want too, but
 the whole HoE world is starting to sound like one long, bad B-movie
 rip-off, and not the same great original stories that we get in DL.
 
 Well, there are my two cents worth...
 
 John (Lets get back to ORIGINAL stories) Davis
 
 P.S. - I loved Leftovers, cuz it was original, as was Hell or High Water
 for the most part.
 
 JMD >>

Point taken. I've passed on your concerns to the Brand Manager (Charles Ryan)
and John Hopler, who writes most of the HOE material these days. In our
defense, however, I could list 5 times as many totally original ideas, but
still, your point is taken.

Shane