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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keith F Strohm" data-source="post: 1544023" data-attributes="member: 18204">Mixmaster,   First off, thanks for being such a long-time supporter of Dragon and Dungeon. I certainly wasn't trying to conspicuously duck questions. I've been sifting through this thread (often when I should be sleeping <grin>) answering the questions that I catch. I'll do my best to give you honest, truthful answers to your questions.   Consider them held.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />    Well, that decision and explanation was made by a different manager at a different company, as far as I recall. I was not privy to the sales data of Dungeon (as I was in charge of Pokemon at the time), but one major factor that has changed is the size of the company publishing the title. Large corporations like Wizards carry much larger overhead costs, and each business unit must share the load. What would be unprofitable (or profitable to such a small degree that it is not worth the effort) at WOTC, can actually do quite well for a company the size of Paizo. We also believe that the changes we're making to Dungeon will actually bring a much larger portion of the D&D market to the magazine--bringing it even greater success.   Dungeon magazine will remain at $6.99. I'm not actually ducking the rest of this question, but I do want to have Erik fill in the details of what you'll be getting for that same price, as he can be more specific in his response.   I agree. Those are settings, too--and ones with passionate followings. However, in order to build for the highest growth and long-term health of our business, we need to deliver quality magazines that meet the needs of the largest segment of our audience. In short, we need to deliver what the majority of the market wants. We currently do not have any plans to suppor Star Wars, d20 Modern, or d20 Future. It's not a satisfying answer, I know. But it's the honest one.        Well, I do hope that you enjoy what Erik Mona, James Jacobs, and Sean Glenn have put together for the "new" Dungeon. They are each tremendously talented and passionate about Dungeon, and D&D specifically. What they have built is truly an exceptional periodical. I look forward to your feedback once you've had a chance to see 114.Keith StrohmVice PresidentPaizo Publishing, LLC</blockquote>

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