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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ppaladin123" data-source="post: 4744928" data-attributes="member: 60923">I don't usually buy pdfs (I prefer hard copies) so this doesn't affect me.I think it was a bad business move in that it will annoy some fans and cut down on purchasing options (some people buy both the pdf and hard copies, some people prefer pdf only). It also will do little to stop online piracy (it might mean that pirate pdfs show up a few days after release of the hard copy instead of within minutes of release of a pdf). On the other hand it will probably not increase piracy much either; I doubt that the extra hurdles increase potential piracy gains (status/prestige) enough to flood the market with new entries.That said I am not sure of the magnitude of the effect on their business. I'd guess that most gamers are probably unaffected and most will not be annoyed enough to stop purchasing 4e products.As others have noted countless times, enworld is not representative of gamers at large. There is also a large plurality of gamers here that are not fans of WotC for other reasons (dislike 4e, bitter taste about 3.0---->3.5, etc.) so we should take the more intensely negative reactions with a grain of salt. On the other hand some of the biggest fans of WotC have also chimed in to express their annoyance; there is definitely a legitimate reason to be displeased.</blockquote>