The Business: (In)Competent Technical Writing In Action

The Beast shows the value of competent technical writing.

DCC's a Collector's Purchase Choice because they write to be read, not to be used. They are incompetent at technical writing.

Look at that stuff. That's far too reliant on art style, trade dress, and other aesthetic elements to get attention and keep it long enough to get purchased. What Beast put out is that stripping that away reveals that DCC is not only incompetent at product design, they are incompetent at technical writing; it's a serious pain in the ass, moreso than using the original version, to use what they published at the table. It is only fun to read and show off the art.

This is the sort of publisher that needs to be run out of business and the hobby, and thanks to the collapse it's going to sooner than later becaue you can only coast off crowdfunding in a collapsing economy for so long. Meanwhile, people playing Real Games with procedures for easy emergent content generation are going to thrive because it's a Buy Once, Cry Once affair with no further expense (or upkeep) and that's how the hobby has to be going forward.