(this Plurk prompted by Bloodlines 2 talk coming up again)

damn right

also while I'm here nWoD was excessively depressing, intentionally removing much of the contrasting hope and wonder that made the OWoD's grimdark have something resembling meaning.

And regarding Mage, well, Awakening being more restrictive and less flexible than Ascension might have made mages less overpowered in crossover play but it reduced one of the best things about the game in the process.

(plus I really really don't like the fluff changes they made regarding the process of Awakening and the knock-on effects it had on mechanics)

on the upside, Princess: the Hopeful

but WW/OP don't get credit there

any more than they do for Genius: the Transgression