Pardon my ignorance, but what is TSR?
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Dragonsreach
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Or to have attributed to one!
well, I guess you could alway use Posting God instead, as opposed to Painting God, But the agnostic part of me cringes at the term, I do think that posting whore. or slut as such a \"nice\" ring to it
ok seriously though I just noticed that Finn has been registered just under two years, How on earth did you manage to post 5708 in such a short time?
I am in awe!
ok seriously though I just noticed that Finn has been registered just under two years, How on earth did you manage to post 5708 in such a short time?
I am in awe!
Valander
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Ahh... good old TSR.
I seem to remember a brief period (I think right around the release of 2nd Edition AD&D or shortly before) where they were often referred to as T$R.
Most likely, this was because they pushed a lot of crap on the market, and seemed to only be interested in making money, not quality gaming products. Probably part of the reason Wizards of the Coast bought them.
So, that means that TSR has the dubious accomplishment of having the dollar sign substitued by the community into their name at least 10 years prior to Microsoft (Micro$oft).
And, I\'m gonna see if I can manage to post enough meaningless crap around here to finally get Senior.
I seem to remember a brief period (I think right around the release of 2nd Edition AD&D or shortly before) where they were often referred to as T$R.
Most likely, this was because they pushed a lot of crap on the market, and seemed to only be interested in making money, not quality gaming products. Probably part of the reason Wizards of the Coast bought them.
So, that means that TSR has the dubious accomplishment of having the dollar sign substitued by the community into their name at least 10 years prior to Microsoft (Micro$oft).
And, I\'m gonna see if I can manage to post enough meaningless crap around here to finally get Senior.
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donga666
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Sorry about the late reply to this (I know everyone else is talking about Tooshie\'s Rifle ??? Or is that Peter\'s lol )
It is very easy, just complain about:
1. Price rises, and their relationship to GW\'s MASSIVE profit margin.
2. Cast qualilty, easy one, most of GW\'s casts are worked to DEATH before they are replaced= BIG drop in quality, more work for us \'plebs\'.
3. Swearing, childish and silly I know but fun.
The best thing is, at my work there are at least 20 computers with differant IP addresses. So log on and get banned! Great fun.
Don\'t get me started on the Ronald Reagan wed-site forums, that\'s even more fun!!!
Spacemunkie
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Having Donga visit is like having a 6\' 4\", 15 stone kid come round.....
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donga666
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Originally posted by Avicenna
You can leave my weapon out if this
But much respect for getting banned so many times! I\'m not a big fan of the GW forums...
Been banner 5 times now, record being an hour. So many more computers to get banned on.
Do not like \'fan-boy\' sites, but then Portent is still good for a rumble.
@Everyone: hands off Peter\'s weapon lol
Andy- Back in the cupboard i go
DarkSoldier
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Way back when, E. Gary Gygax (one of the grandfathers of D&D) was part of TSR\'s management with a few people who had no business sense, one of them being She Who Shall Not be Named.
SWSNbN\'s family owned a stake of the Buck Rogers franchise (hence why TSR published a Buck Rogers RPG), and she hated AD&D. When the Buck Rogers RPG tanked, she used AD&D to subsidize its production.
TSR was also producing far more material than they could sell: Forgotten Realms, Dark Sun, Spelljammer, Planescape, Birthright, Ravenloft, and modules out the wazoo. Tons of this stuff sat in warehouses, unsold, for years.
Eventually, TSR started to go belly-up, and Wizards of the Coast, the company that hit it big with Magic: the Gathering back in \'91 or thereabouts, purchased TSR\'s assets. After the purchase, WotC released the third edition of AD&D (with \"Advanced\" removed from the title to make it more accessible), and then Hasbro bought them, putting their bean-counters at the top of the corporate hierarchy.
