Posted September 1, 20204 yr comment_2784160 He hasn’t answered any rules questions since the end of May, and his profile said he last visited the forums in late July. Is he all right?
September 4, 20204 yr comment_2784641 He hasn't mentioned anything on Facebook. He hasn't posted much there either, but he routinely makes a Saturday cat post and that hasn't changed.
September 16, 20204 yr Author comment_2786787 On 9/14/2020 at 4:28 PM, Greywind said: With the changes to his old Q&A forum maybe he retired. I haven’t looked in there for a while, so I didn’t know it changed. if he retired, I thought there would be some sort of official announcement.
September 16, 20204 yr comment_2786791 According to the post Simon made, Steve doesn't currently have time in his schedule.
September 17, 20204 yr comment_2786948 When Steve started that sub-forum, I believe he was Hero's full-time employee in overall charge of the rules. Now, he has to earn an income somewhere else, so it's not surprising the Rules Q board could not stay a priority. The game companies with way more full-time staff do not, to my knowledge, have anything similar.
September 24, 20204 yr comment_2788377 Sorry about the delays, folks. Partly it relates to some health matters and other real life causes for delay, partly it relates to me being lazy, partly it relates to what Hugh pointed out -- since I don't work full time for Hero/DOJ anymore, sometimes other things ambush me and take priority. But I'm working out some things, and Jason and I have figured out an arrangement that will give me the ability to answer rules questions on a regular basis. First I will have to clear out the backlog and delete all responses from other people, but that's what I get for taking so long.
September 25, 20204 yr comment_2788494 I think it's important for everyone (maybe Steve Long most of all) to consider just how unusual that Q&A Forum is. I don't believe that even the biggest players, like D&D or Pathfinder, make their top staff available to answer any and every rules question someone wants to post. Those games have a lot more resources backing them than Hero does. This is not "something Hero has to do to be in the game", it is a value-added which exceeds the norm - maybe someone else is aware of some other games that do this, but I doubt there are many, even if there are some. It was only notable by its absence because we have been spoiled by its presence.
September 30, 20204 yr comment_2789447 And also out of a concern about @Steve Longhealth & well being.
October 6, 20204 yr comment_2790520 Hope you feel better soon, Steve. Hey, what happened to the Mythic Hero thread? It was pinned to one of the forums for quite a while but I don't see it anymore.
January 30, 20214 yr comment_2809861 On 9/25/2020 at 1:38 PM, Hugh Neilson said: I think it's important for everyone (maybe Steve Long most of all) to consider just how unusual that Q&A Forum is. I don't believe that even the biggest players, like D&D or Pathfinder, make their top staff available to answer any and every rules question someone wants to post. Those games have a lot more resources backing them than Hero does. This is not "something Hero has to do to be in the game", it is a value-added which exceeds the norm - maybe someone else is aware of some other games that do this, but I doubt there are many, even if there are some. It was only notable by its absence because we have been spoiled by its presence. Honestly I wouldn't have even noticed. (New to the Hero forums) Although I've been playing Hero system fourth and fifth edition for the past 9 years. (I'm 16) I genuinely thought this game was dead and had few dedicated users other than myself and my friends. Had no idea the forum was this vibrant.
January 31, 20214 yr comment_2809957 @Steve Long Maybe you should consider setting up a Patreon campaign or something like that. There are enough people here who I’d imagine would throw in a little cash on a regular basis to help support the Q&A forum.
January 31, 20214 yr comment_2809972 hmmm...and for an added premium, you can "suggest" the answer of your choice 😈
March 31, 20223 yr comment_2869499 On 10/6/2020 at 7:49 PM, megaplayboy said: Hope you feel better soon, Steve. Hey, what happened to the Mythic Hero thread? It was pinned to one of the forums for quite a while but I don't see it anymore. I'm not sure -- perhaps Dan S. or someone else removed it (or changed its "pinned" status) during a clean-up session. I'm still working hard on MH, trying to get at least a little work done on it every day, and more than a little whenever possible.
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