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<blockquote data-quote="Emirikol" data-source="post: 1545047" data-attributes="member: 10638"><p>The original release of each of the magazines was not in touch with the future of RPGamers' tastes (how could it be?). If you've been reading DUNGEON's forum since it's conception you'll see regular mail about people wanting it to be a DM's magazine. They've also not lost touch with 'attractiveness' if it's been made clear to them by the vast majority of gamers that they only want to pay for what they want, and not what they don't want. I think that's the point of this whole deal isn't it?</p><p></p><p>You make a good point about 'articles' in DUngeon. Perhaps they should focus on more 'chart&quick-flip' sorts of articles instead of a bunch of filler. It's been clear forever that DM's don't like to have to sort through 'filler' to run a scenario, the same is probably true of any type of 'DM-Aide' articles. It will be interesting to see how this whole deal turns out. Will the articles be useful like DMG-style 'helper-applications' or will they be 10 page articles on the ecology of the Flumph (sorry Roger Moore) which are like trying to convert "DUNE" to a role-playing game <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>"The Best of" concept is a bad one. If you really want people paying for more of something they already have, have them pay for the SAME ADVENTURES a second time. I'd rather just have them put a 'list' on their website allowing people to VOTE on what adventures were the best (graded according to several criteria and then averaged of course...). Hey, these 5 adventures were the best according to 89 people that say so. Here are the issues, here is the 'back issue order form if you don't already have them... Grading the adventures is something that I did on my Complete Dungeon Index according to what the "Readers" wrote in the Forum/Jail-Mail sections. They had talked about it before, but were expecting people to just write-in. Well, simple 'polls' with 5 or so criteria and an average will be the best way.</p><p></p><p>Game on!</p><p></p><p>jh</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emirikol, post: 1545047, member: 10638"] The original release of each of the magazines was not in touch with the future of RPGamers' tastes (how could it be?). If you've been reading DUNGEON's forum since it's conception you'll see regular mail about people wanting it to be a DM's magazine. They've also not lost touch with 'attractiveness' if it's been made clear to them by the vast majority of gamers that they only want to pay for what they want, and not what they don't want. I think that's the point of this whole deal isn't it? You make a good point about 'articles' in DUngeon. Perhaps they should focus on more 'chart&quick-flip' sorts of articles instead of a bunch of filler. It's been clear forever that DM's don't like to have to sort through 'filler' to run a scenario, the same is probably true of any type of 'DM-Aide' articles. It will be interesting to see how this whole deal turns out. Will the articles be useful like DMG-style 'helper-applications' or will they be 10 page articles on the ecology of the Flumph (sorry Roger Moore) which are like trying to convert "DUNE" to a role-playing game ;) "The Best of" concept is a bad one. If you really want people paying for more of something they already have, have them pay for the SAME ADVENTURES a second time. I'd rather just have them put a 'list' on their website allowing people to VOTE on what adventures were the best (graded according to several criteria and then averaged of course...). Hey, these 5 adventures were the best according to 89 people that say so. Here are the issues, here is the 'back issue order form if you don't already have them... Grading the adventures is something that I did on my Complete Dungeon Index according to what the "Readers" wrote in the Forum/Jail-Mail sections. They had talked about it before, but were expecting people to just write-in. Well, simple 'polls' with 5 or so criteria and an average will be the best way. Game on! jh .. [/QUOTE]
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