Gamers vs Companies

[Silverblade The Ench]

And really, if they're in Glasgow, you probably can't understand them anyways.

(ducks)

HEY!! We actually speak the Elder Gibberovian Tongue, so just watch it, or we'll put the hex on ye, ya Colonial Linguist!

*chants cyptic, barbaric words, while pouring evil wine into a frying pan!*
Bampot! Numpty! Middenface! Auld Firm! Shooglie!
I call ye forth, oh Elder beasties, take yon Pirate Cat,
And whack off vorpal his wee bit yeasty!!
Hae the part he'll miss most leasty,
Chew with unholy fried Mars bars feasty!

Muhaha!!!
(heck we can hardly understand ourselves at times! And I swear the Dragon & George has a Tardis, or a gate to Faerun in it's cellar...if you've been there, you'll know what I mean! )

 

[unan oranis]

There are quite a few people who are WOTC fans and play 4E who are also not happy with some of their moves.

Also I'm not a 4E fan, but I don't hate 4E. I think it's a solid system. But since I don't play it and I'm annoyed that WOTC pulled the PDF's from a prior edition that labels me as pushing an edition war agenda. I bring this up because that's also a fair amount of people who have a beef with WOTC as well.

The discussion between you and the people who see it differently, or are trying to understand the way you see it, is being clouded by those with an edition war agenda.

I have stated (in response to the OP) that most of the people contradicting their own logic belong in the edition wars camp, either side.

Those people are pooping on WOTC, or zealously "defending" them, regardless of the actual issue at hand in any given debate - the pdf thing is just the latest and greatest.

Sound to me like you probably decided how you feel about the pdf thing *after* you read about it.

If you even care what I label anything; I dub thee...

Duke of the third realm?

 

[Mallus]

Yet, every day, gamers buy products from Amazon or others, and don't support FLGS.

I see no ethical reason to support local retailers that offer nothing but mass-market retail items. I support local businesses that offer local products.

 

[Dausuul]

Meh. I don't care if WotC wants to make money - in fact, I'm glad they want to make money, because if they don't they'll go out of business and then I won't have any more D&D books to buy.

I do get irritated when they do things that appear destructive and pointless. The .PDF thing is a case in point. It's not the profit motive I object to, it's the stupid.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Duke of the third realm?

I've never had a title, thanks!

Is this like a knighting? I don't think youre supposed to bring that sword all the way back like that, it's just ceremonial...

OUCH.

It's weird looking up at your body from the floor.

 

[Mark]

HEY!! We actually speak the Elder Gibberovian Tongue, so just watch it, or we'll put the hex on ye, ya Colonial Linguist!

I thought the traditional hero was Colonel Angus?


Saturday Night Live-Saturday Night Live - Colonel Angus Comes Home - AOL Video

 

[Silverblade The Ench]

I thought the traditional hero was Colonel Angus?


Saturday Night Live-Saturday Night Live - Colonel Angus Comes Home - AOL Video

AGH! can't watch it outside the USA

 

[Mark]

AGH! can't watch it outside the USA

That's a shame. It's pretty funny. Maybe search google for another way to watch it?

 

[The Little Raven]

Well, I imagine that if some company bought baseball, added a 4th base, and tried to make everyone throw out their old bats, gloves, and uniforms and buy new ones from them, that there might be a similar response from baseball fans.

Can you provide evidence that the "Evil Umpire" has made actual attempts to make everyone throw out their old books and game materials, or is this just another case of hyperbole going so far into fantasyland that it bears no resemblance to reality in the slightest?

 

[carmachu]

Yet, every day, gamers buy products from Amazon or others, and don't support FLGS.

Why is it ok for gamers to be greedy, and try to get the best price at the expense of some businesses, but not ok for WotC to be greedy, and try to make the most profit?

Why exactly should I support a FLAG again? What benefit is it to me?

Maybe because WOTC or Amazon provide something that a FLAG doesnt? As one poster said, all mine are short on the F part, and again L on the part.

You seem to take blind faith that one should automatically support a FLAG for some reason.