by AMartin56
FFG isn't perfect by any means. I think their recent reprints (where they can stand on the shoulders of giants) are generally better than their new IP for example, and they definitely had a stretch there were their manuals were awful and some of their game design wasn't all that tight (1st Edition Descent being a good example).But I do think that if you do your research to avoid their 'lemons' that they consistently provide good production value for your dollar. And if another publisher is going to consider coming out with a title that is in FFG's 'wheelhouse' they really should consider what they can realistically do within a reasonable price range.
Call me a 'graphics whore' but production value matters...if it didn't we'd all be playing print and play stuff. Rules and gameplay are VERY important, but so is the feel of the pieces in your hand etc and feeling like you got good value in that regard.