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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung" data-source="post: 7797706" data-attributes="member: 6776259"><p>I have all the Yawning Portal adventures already from back in the day. Same with Saltmarsh.</p><p></p><p>What can I say - I'm fussy and I don't have endless time to sort the wheat the from the chaff. I find the great majority even of professional published RPG material to be mediocre at best. The stuff I have picked up on DM,s Guild doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. </p><p></p><p>When I'm paying for RPG content, I don't just expect top-notch ideas and writing. Layout and presentation mean a lot to me as well. Few creative types are also skilled at content presentation.</p><p></p><p>Call me old-fashioned, but I find value in commercial publishers hiring only the best house talent and freelancers, and supporting them with professional layout, editing, and artwork. There may be a handful of books on DM's Guild that suite my preferences, but at an unappealing cost in time and effort finding it, not to mention the dollar cost of printing it. </p><p></p><p>I just think WotC fails to support GMs well, and instead outsources that job to amateurs, third-party publishers, and Youtube channels. And presumably it's a business decision (keep costs as low as humanly possible), rather than a hobby-driven choice. Paizo has shown an RPG publisher can remain a viable business while releasing setting material and DM support at a much higher tempo. </p><p></p><p>I want to give WotC my money. Instead, even though I play 5E, I'm spending most of my DM budget on Pathfinder, 3.X, and even 4E adventure and setting material, and converting it to 5E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haffrung, post: 7797706, member: 6776259"] I have all the Yawning Portal adventures already from back in the day. Same with Saltmarsh. What can I say - I'm fussy and I don't have endless time to sort the wheat the from the chaff. I find the great majority even of professional published RPG material to be mediocre at best. The stuff I have picked up on DM,s Guild doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. When I'm paying for RPG content, I don't just expect top-notch ideas and writing. Layout and presentation mean a lot to me as well. Few creative types are also skilled at content presentation. Call me old-fashioned, but I find value in commercial publishers hiring only the best house talent and freelancers, and supporting them with professional layout, editing, and artwork. There may be a handful of books on DM's Guild that suite my preferences, but at an unappealing cost in time and effort finding it, not to mention the dollar cost of printing it. I just think WotC fails to support GMs well, and instead outsources that job to amateurs, third-party publishers, and Youtube channels. And presumably it's a business decision (keep costs as low as humanly possible), rather than a hobby-driven choice. Paizo has shown an RPG publisher can remain a viable business while releasing setting material and DM support at a much higher tempo. I want to give WotC my money. Instead, even though I play 5E, I'm spending most of my DM budget on Pathfinder, 3.X, and even 4E adventure and setting material, and converting it to 5E. [/QUOTE]
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