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Originally Posted by Darkwolf71  I'm just glad I'm DMing at this point. It's too obvious that this was part of the marketing scheme from the get go. Cards are too perfect a solution to tracking encounter/daily powers. When we made our first batch and players started 'tapping' them, I nearly puked. It was quite obvious that all the 'video gamey' complaints were way off base. 4e is not a computer game, it is Magic.
They created a game that would naturally lend itself to card use, then a few months later, after allowing demand to build, convieniantly come out with decks of 'official' power cards. Don't get me wrong, it's marketing genious. It will likely make them boatloads of cash. But, if they had announced these cards prior to release... oh man it would not have been recieved well. By waiting, they can now be seen as fulfilling a 'need'. No one even consideres that it is a manufactured need. |
From reading your posts in this thread, you seem to be upset that
WotC wishes to make money selling DnD related products (Minis, power cards,
DDI accounts, etc) to those who wish to purchase them.
Personally, I wish them all the luck. The products they do produce that I think are neat/fun/worth purchasing, I will buy. Those that do not meet my needs, I will pass on. That's the great thing about capitalism, many companies produce products that they want me to purchase and I (and my fellow consumers) select the products that we like the best to become successful.
As with any DnD, gaming product, or general item; I will determine if I like it, if I think it is worth them money to purchase it, and if I need such a product. I do not begrudge the company for making a product to sell me, I vote whether I like it or not with my dollar.
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