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Review title: Disappointment guaranteed for old and new M:tA Players
Product review: I have been a long-time player of Mage: The Ascension, and this version was a major let-down. First of all, there are new rules concerning Avatar Winds, a bogus idea that makes crossing the gauntlet harder for magi. Second, the traditions are now almost the same, only varying in their beliefs and specialty spheres. In the old version, Cultists of Ecstasy got all level 1 spheres as always active, but no more. They also cut out a lot of information concerning talismans, sanctums, familiars, and such. I will admit that the rules have been clarified, and that they made Paradox a greater threat, but they did not bring back the rotes list like I wished they would, and only barely even mention that rotes exist. In all, I'd say to go for the second-edition if you can get your hands on it. It is a much better version.
