First,
I'm not ticked off at WW or anything. This is actually a Very Good Product (Better than I was expecting in fact).
I'm not advocating Boycotting them or anything.
I was mainly annoyed, then frustrated, but never to the point of being really hacked off (extremly frustrated, but not angry). It more after the fact when I realize how simple it would be to have negated my frustration that I actually become a little irate.
A few more things since I've been able to read through the book more:
1. Cloud Serpent. This is the monster that refers to the web extras 3,4 times. Keeps saying see "Wind Serpent" in Web Extra. However, now that I've had time to read it, all the needed info for the monster is in the entry (I'm guessing a lot of Setting Fluff is in the extra, which I don't need).
2. I guess I know what is in the Web Extras from the Monsters by CR table in the back (Everything in the 'Web Bonus' is noted). In fact, of non-SRD monsters, most seem to be in the older Manual of Monsters Book (Which I have).
The charging for it is an annoyance, much like how my lunch came with an individually wrapped mint, the kind you tear open & I couldn't get it open & resulted to Scissors. This wasn't even in the "Out of Toilet Paper" level of annoyance. I could care less that they are charing for it. After all, most of it is SRD Monsters, or updated from the (already 3.5) Manual of Monsters. 4 Bucks is a little high.
It is the Frustration that really got to me. The book told me to do A, then get B. I did A (went to the Warcraft Website). And B was nowhere. I went to the Monster Guide Web Page, still no B. In fact, I had to find out from there Public Forums (by just a normal user) where B actaully resided. That's what really just drove me bonkers.
Part is due to the Fact I'm testing out our new Web-Based Procurement Software at work. I spend 8 Hours a Day doing things EXACTLY as documented, only to get nada. Transfering this lack of, well, lack of something to my hobby is not well appreciated.
How hard is it to put a LINK on the Product Page when you reference Web Extras over & over & over. If you put the effort into mentioned SEE WEB EXTRAS 10-12 times & GO TO
WWW.WARCRAFTRPG.COM 10-12 times.
HOW FREAKIN' HARD IS IT TOO PUT A LINK ON WARCRAFTRPG.COM LINKING TO THE BLEEPIN' PRODUCT?!?!?!?!?!
You go to all this effort then Forget to put a Link in? That's like Running a Marathon & remebering at Mile 24 you forgot to register. It's either Total Incompetence, or a potetnially serious flaw in your communication chain. Despite what some think of WW, Incompetent they are not.
That is the crux of my disgust (I probablly would have only printed out 3-4 pages anyway). I did exactly what they told me to do, & didn't even bother putting a Link to the (now) Priced Web Extra.