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<blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 4743054" data-attributes="member: 13703"><p>I think what bothers me about this decision is:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">They gave less that 24 hours notice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">They are getting rid of all their PDF's from all editions of D&D, not just 4E</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">People that already bought the electronic products will no longer have the ability to download a copy</li> </ol><p></p><p>Number 1 is just a strange decision. I'm not quite sure what the reasoning behind the super-short notice is. I think a lot of people would be more accepting of this decision if WotC had given even just a week's notice. That's enough time for people to work out if there are any other PDF's that they want to buy. It also give people a chance to make sure that they defintely have copies of PDF's they had purchased previously. Legally WotC probably didn't have to give any notice. But I think it would have made most people a bit more accepting of the decision if they had.</p><p></p><p>Number 2 is also a head scratcher for me. I can understand getting rid of the 4E PDF's. I was a bit surprised that they released the core rulebooks in PDF form in the first place. But why get rid of previous edition PDF's? I doubt that they would be cannibalising sales of 4E products. Sure they wouldn't be bringing in a huge income either but it keeps some goodwill with players of previous editions. To get rid of them doesn't really do anything other that get people offside, especially since it basically makes these products unavailable now.</p><p></p><p>Number 3 wouldn't be much of an issue for me if they had given even a week's notice. That would have given me enough time to go through my PDF's, make sure that I still had copies of all the WotC products that I had bought previously or download new copies if I didn't. I think I still have copies of all the products I bought. However I bought some PDF's several years ago. I've changed computers since then so some may have got lost along the way.</p><p></p><p>Olaf the Stout</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olaf the Stout, post: 4743054, member: 13703"] I think what bothers me about this decision is: [LIST=1] [*]They gave less that 24 hours notice [*]They are getting rid of all their PDF's from all editions of D&D, not just 4E [*]People that already bought the electronic products will no longer have the ability to download a copy [/LIST] Number 1 is just a strange decision. I'm not quite sure what the reasoning behind the super-short notice is. I think a lot of people would be more accepting of this decision if WotC had given even just a week's notice. That's enough time for people to work out if there are any other PDF's that they want to buy. It also give people a chance to make sure that they defintely have copies of PDF's they had purchased previously. Legally WotC probably didn't have to give any notice. But I think it would have made most people a bit more accepting of the decision if they had. Number 2 is also a head scratcher for me. I can understand getting rid of the 4E PDF's. I was a bit surprised that they released the core rulebooks in PDF form in the first place. But why get rid of previous edition PDF's? I doubt that they would be cannibalising sales of 4E products. Sure they wouldn't be bringing in a huge income either but it keeps some goodwill with players of previous editions. To get rid of them doesn't really do anything other that get people offside, especially since it basically makes these products unavailable now. Number 3 wouldn't be much of an issue for me if they had given even a week's notice. That would have given me enough time to go through my PDF's, make sure that I still had copies of all the WotC products that I had bought previously or download new copies if I didn't. I think I still have copies of all the products I bought. However I bought some PDF's several years ago. I've changed computers since then so some may have got lost along the way. Olaf the Stout [/QUOTE]
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