You know I don't post on here too much anymore it really not worth it anymore. People just want to rail and complain about things. Now in this case is the complaint valid? Yes, so continue on with the railing if you need to. However, I do not see the seeking of knowledge simply just outrage. So perhaps it is better instead of yelling into the vast blackhole that is the internet, I wish to try another approach.
AJ: You state that this process is being looked into as to what happened on this reprint? Can perhaps you can inquire as to how the process goes? Perhaps that can alleviate some of the confusion here.
Patrick: Perhaps you can expand on what it is you are working on in the errata section to help explain why this is a slow process in getting these fixes faster?
Everyone else: As I said if you feel like complaining about this product reprint that is your right. However, I am pretty sure every point has been made that there is seriously something wrong in this reprint.
I actually was very amused by people saying, "Well, this could be better," or "why was this missed?" and my favorite so far is "the fan sites can/are doing it better!". I always get amused by this because the fan sites usually 'playtest' their rules within whatever website, forum board, or actual play they may be running it through. If game balance is achieved, hooray, if not the rule is quickly amended or even deleted from the site never to be seen again in that format. There is also the fact that a new book could come out that completely takes what that fan site has developed and completely turns it on its head because the developer being a few months ahead as far as rules development actually has an idea of how those rules will interact with later rules. The other thing that often happens with these fan sites is they fade from memory. They become obsolete and unused, a great example is a website a friend of mine developed for a game system to help new players get oriented. I think he last updated it in 2002 when the last book came out and the company folded up to rebrand as something else. That was 14 years ago website still there getting a little traffic in fact it getting a lot with a recent reprint being done by the rebrand company but it isn't where it was. Why? The company fixed some of the errors helped people out with a better introduction to the game. Mind you I still like the fan sites too and I go over and I play by their rules then I come back to the written rules, problems and all, because I am a decent GM and fan. In fact, I can tell all those on here are too because of the posts being so heated. You are passionate about SR, which is wonderful, I hope people keep enjoying it for many years.