Quote Originally Posted by Yora View Post
What alternatives do they have? If they don't ask people what they think works and what doesn't than people will complain as well. Probably even exactly the same people who complain now.
The nature of their questions is, IMO, wrong. The surveys are all about the fluff and gut feelings, not about the mechanics. It's a lot of, "What's iconic?" and "Does this look like a bugbear to you?"

I loved the idea of the playtest at first, but now I'm thinking, "Do we need another year of this?!" I would really rather the professional game designers put together a professional game rather than listen to the loudest voices who just want a rehash of 1e, 2e, 3e, or 4e.

The problem is, now that we're playtesting, not only do I have to rely on the designers to use their judgment, we also have to rely on whatever subset of fans is being vocal about what they want. I trust the designers a lot more than the fans.

-O