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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 4749013" data-attributes="member: 59506"><p>My not patroning a local game store is mostly due to the fact that, for the majority of my gaming life, I haven't had a "local" game store.</p><p> </p><p>I first started playing in '94 when I was stationed in England (Mildenhall). I became addicted to the game very quickly.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> There was an awesome gamestore about 20-30 minutes away in Cambridge called <em>Otherworlds</em>. I'd make a pilgrimage out there at least once a month, sometimes more, and would probably spend around<span style="color: white"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">£150-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">£<span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">200 per visit. Of course, at that time, online sales weren't what they are now, and prices in the store were really good (of course though, TSR printing and distribution for Europe was itself just outside the city of Cambridge).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I wasn't involved with game events in the store though. I was a part of a truly awesome gaming group, and really didn't need a game store for that purpose, at that time.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">But, in early '97 I was reassigned to Korea (Osan), and any access to a local game store pretty much disapeared. I was stationed there for four and a half years. The only time I had access to a game store was when I was fortunate enough to go TDY to Kadena (Okinawa, Japan) where they had a tiny little game store just outside the gate. This occured maybe only a half dozen times over the course of those four and a half years.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">When I finally got stationed back in the states (2001) I was finally near a game store again. But, that store didn't have gaming events other than CCG events. About a year and a half after I moved there, the store moved closer to the local college and ditched there RPG's entirely. They went strictly Comics and CCG's.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">It took almost two years before a new gaming store filled the void, and they did have gaming events, but by then I was married and really didn't have the time for them. I preferred to spend what gaming time I did have with our gaming group.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Now that I'm retired, and living in Palm Beach, I've got fairly easy access to gaming stores. But now the problem is that the majority of their gaming events are 4E. If the stores provided and advertised 3E/3.5E events, I'd participate. For me, even though I finally have the "L" of FLGS, I don't have the "F" of FLGS (not saying they are Un-Friendly, just not Friendly to my preferred edition).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Now, I think calling gamers "greedy" because they buy their books online just isn't fair. I'm sure there are some "rich" gamers out there, but I'd wager most aren't. If I have a choice, for example, of buying the 4E gift set for $65 online and over $80-$100 dollars in a store, I'd be absolutely stupid to not buy it online. That's not greed, that's just being smart.</span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 4749013, member: 59506"] My not patroning a local game store is mostly due to the fact that, for the majority of my gaming life, I haven't had a "local" game store. I first started playing in '94 when I was stationed in England (Mildenhall). I became addicted to the game very quickly.:o There was an awesome gamestore about 20-30 minutes away in Cambridge called [I]Otherworlds[/I]. I'd make a pilgrimage out there at least once a month, sometimes more, and would probably spend around[COLOR=white] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana]£150-[FONT=Times New Roman]£[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]200 per visit. Of course, at that time, online sales weren't what they are now, and prices in the store were really good (of course though, TSR printing and distribution for Europe was itself just outside the city of Cambridge).[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I wasn't involved with game events in the store though. I was a part of a truly awesome gaming group, and really didn't need a game store for that purpose, at that time.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]But, in early '97 I was reassigned to Korea (Osan), and any access to a local game store pretty much disapeared. I was stationed there for four and a half years. The only time I had access to a game store was when I was fortunate enough to go TDY to Kadena (Okinawa, Japan) where they had a tiny little game store just outside the gate. This occured maybe only a half dozen times over the course of those four and a half years.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]When I finally got stationed back in the states (2001) I was finally near a game store again. But, that store didn't have gaming events other than CCG events. About a year and a half after I moved there, the store moved closer to the local college and ditched there RPG's entirely. They went strictly Comics and CCG's.:([/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]It took almost two years before a new gaming store filled the void, and they did have gaming events, but by then I was married and really didn't have the time for them. I preferred to spend what gaming time I did have with our gaming group.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Now that I'm retired, and living in Palm Beach, I've got fairly easy access to gaming stores. But now the problem is that the majority of their gaming events are 4E. If the stores provided and advertised 3E/3.5E events, I'd participate. For me, even though I finally have the "L" of FLGS, I don't have the "F" of FLGS (not saying they are Un-Friendly, just not Friendly to my preferred edition).[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Now, I think calling gamers "greedy" because they buy their books online just isn't fair. I'm sure there are some "rich" gamers out there, but I'd wager most aren't. If I have a choice, for example, of buying the 4E gift set for $65 online and over $80-$100 dollars in a store, I'd be absolutely stupid to not buy it online. That's not greed, that's just being smart.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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