Well, I hadn't planned on posting today, but I just read a diatribe against GURPS on a blog. Instead of commenting there I decided to just stop following it, and respond here. I probably wouldn't have stopped following the blog, ( I won't name it, nor link to it ), but it seems every second or third sentence had some version of the f-bomb was used. I guess the blogger was trying to be creative.
I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, they're entitled to speak, write, or whatever, about their opinion, but the same goes for me. The title basically is telling people to stop talking about GURPS, and of course that it sucks. Well guess what? That's not going to happen. I like the system. I'm sorry if the poor blogger can't handle the math, but sheeesh, such hate is unwarranted.
As a GM, I've ran more GURPS games than any other system. I like it. My friends liked it. We had fun. Tons and tons of FUN. I will write about GURPS, I will talk about it, I will promote it, I will run it at conventions, I will eventually run another campaign, heck I may start a blog that talks about NOTHING BUT GURPS. So Mr. Hate-filled Blogger, stick that in your pipe, and shove it up... oh wait, my apologies. I'll be nice. Thanks for giving me a post topic. I'm not a big fan of rule-system/edition hate/haters.
The blogger in question likes Paranoia. I don't like it, but I'm not going to tell people to stop talking about it, or playing it. If you enjoy it, then have fun. Just don't slam one of the games I enjoy. It's a fairly simple concept.
GURPS ROCKS!!!
On another note, this year I plan on changing the blogo ( blog logo ) every month. I really didn't like the one for January, and the style was getting old so I changed it early. It blends a little of the old, with some new stuff. Oh and one more time....
GURPS ROCKS!!!
Great Cthulhu
12 hours ago
I've always been interested in this system. I had the original boxed set, Man to Man, and also the Third edition book. The only problem was tha the people I was playing with at the time were not interested in trying it. Simply put, I never did get around to playing any of the versions. Is 4E an "improvement" in your eyes?
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy GURPS, too. I think it's a great toolkit and building monsters, NPCs and robots is a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteCharlie: What I like about GURPS 4e is that a few cumbersome bits, like Passive Defense, have been removed. I also love that building robots and monsters does not require their own - and in the case of robots - complicated books. Powers are a nice development in that they provide a great way to model superhero and supernatural abilities in a modular, customizable way. I really dig it.
Charlie, I don't own any of the 4E books yet, but they're a priority. I have skimmed them, and from what I see, I like it, just as much as 3E.
ReplyDeleteChristian, at first I wasn't all that interested in GURPS. I was really into the Hero System, and Rolemaster, but I started reading a friends copies of the rules, and really liked what I read.
I've been a GURPS player since 1986 or 87, so I am in agreement with you. And to all the haters out there...FNORD
ReplyDelete@Christian: Thanks for that little bit of info. I had a suspicion that some of the rules present in the earlier editions were a little bit cumbersome. It is nice to know that modifications have been made.
ReplyDelete@Zanazaz: They happen to be a priority for me also :-).
I like GURPS' settings books. I don't like playing GURPS. RoleMaster fills my need for universal, modular, option-filled system.
ReplyDeletePlease don't unfollow my blog ;)
Norman, highly unlikely I'll unfollow your blog. You're not prone to dropping the f-bomb. Between that and the general tone of the post... I just went meh, and decided to stop following the blog. Time is precious, and I don't want to waste it reading stuff like that.
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