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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lin_fusan" data-source="post: 3707265" data-attributes="member: 37085">My 2 copperI sometimes find these kinds of discussions slightly wonky mostly because everyone is correct to some level.They way I see it, of course WotC is a business. It's their business to be a business. They've seen what makes money (and more importantly, they've seen what doesn't make money) and they will do what they can to make that money, which means another edition.However, just because they are a business (and whether they are a smart business is another topic altogether) does not automatically mean they have my loyalty.I'd like to think that I am a smart customer (or at least not a dumb one) and I'd like to get maximum enjoyment out of my dollar. I got a little frustrated when they went to 3.5 because I didn't want to shell out another $60 to $90 to play a game. Instead, I read and printed out their SRD, which I felt was a good compromise. I play 3.5 like WotC wants me to, but I've spent little-to-no money (barring paper and ink, but I view that as a business expense).(The other reason I was annoyed at 3.5 was that I was doing some d20 gaming writing for Dragon and Dungeon, and I found myself having to delay my own projects just to get caught up on the "update.")I've bought 1st edition games like Shadowrun and World of Darkness in my younger days, but quicky realized they really needed a new edition (or technically, better editing). After being "stung," I've held off buying the nWoD because I wanted to see how the game played now, and if I'd like it.It's the same with a new console. I knew that Xbox 360 would have problems and that the PS3 would have problems in their first year, because previous consoles had problems in their first year.Now I buy an RPG only if I know that I'll actually play it or if the story and artwork is so fantabulously stunning I'd enjoy just reading it.In other words, you have to be a smart consumer for yourself. No one else will.</blockquote>

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