Buying WotC Products

[Knightfall]

Personally, I buy a lot of official D&D products, but not all of them. Here's a list of the D&D products I've bought, so far, this year, as well as the ones I'm looking forward too over the next year.

Bought
Complete Divine
Expanded Psionics Handbook
Planar Handbook
Unearthed Arcana

Going to Buy in 2004
Complete Arcane
Frostburn (maybe)
Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead (maybe)
Monster Manual III

Looking forward to in 2005
Codex Anathema: The Book of Aberrations
Complete Adventurer
Sandstorm

Of the WotC books I've bought this year, I like the Planar Handbook the most. Second is the Expanded Psionics Handbook. I have a feeling, from the previews, I'm going to absolutely love Monster Manual III. as for 2005, I'm excited about Sandstorm, I have such a need for that book.

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Gothmog]

I buy about 30% of the stuff WotC puts out for D&D. Most of what they release anymore I'm really not interested in (Planar Handbook, Maps of Mystery), or some other company has already done before and better (Races of Stone vs. Hammer and Helm for example).

Of my total collection, WotC stuff makes up the minority. I'd say about 85% of my stuff is non-WotC stuff, and I generally find third party publishers to produce higher quality material, are more creative, and better suited to my tastes. So while I'm not boycotting WotC, they haven't really impressed me with anything since Fiend Folio. I do admit looking forward (somewhat guardedly) to the undead book this fall- lets hope they don't botch it like the Draconomicon.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Im on a limited buget but it looks like 90% of my stuff is WotC
I am not a big fan of new settings, cause I have my own homebrew, and if I were to switch to published one like, AU or Midnight (both tempting) then I would have to get a concenous from my players, as most would feel obligated to pick up a copy.

Enviormental books are the same, Im not going to get one of an occasional adventure, If I can play a desert of Ice campaign then I'd grab one.

Okay actually counting them (not including core)
gives me a 50/50 split! but my use is prolly 80% WotC
with a few concepts/creatures or rules pulled from each of my
other sources.

 

[Psion]

At one time, I purchased eveything by WotC with "D&D" on it. Even rather derided titles like Book of Challenges (that so many people seem not to like this and yet talk up the much less useful Traps & Treachery still baffles me) were good buys to me.

But I think the diaspora of big name talent at WotC is taking its toll. Draconomicon, XPH, and UA were very good titles. Exalted Deeds, Complete Warrior, eh... had some good stuff, had some attrocious stuff (harsh stare in the direction of Nymph's Kiss, Arch-celestials, and CW Samurai.) CD and Planar handbook were straws that broke the camel's back for me being a faithful D&D-line buyer. I did not pick up races of stone. And who knows whether I'll even buy MMIII, Complete Arcane, etc.

WotC has lost their "buy sight unseen" cred with me. They have lost the immunity challenge. They are fair game to be voted off the island... or out of my budget.

 

[Meadred]

If I look at the total amount of RPG books etc. I have, I'd say that about 20-30% of them are WotC/TSR (I have a lot of old GDW, White Wolf, and GURPS stuff). If I only look at d20 books (and PDFs), I'd say about 50% is WotC.

When 3rd Ed. was new I bought a lot of WotC stuff, but the move to 3.5 burned me a bit (still haven't upgraded). Also, I think that the quality has been lower than usual the last year or so. Right now, I'm eyeing Eberron, but it can wait - I'll always have my collection of FR stuff. The only things I feel a need for right now are more adventures (which I most likely will buy from Goodman, Necromancer, and a few others that make really good adventure modules).

Currently, WotC mainly puts out large, expensive books that cover things I already have (in part at least) or that I don't feel a need for. So, me no buy.

 

[Belen]

I buy a LOT more third party books these days. The WOTC books are becoming more and more useless. They break their own rules and the splatbooks should have a munchkin disclaimer.

I still buy a few WOTC books. I plan in looking at Frostburn, and Libris Mortis, but I am iffy about Complete Arcane, especially if it is the crapitude of CD.

 

[Troll Wizard]

I buy purely WOTC material, not because of money, but because of time. I just don't have the time to fiddle and tweak the 3rd party material to fit my campaign. I have bought many 3rd party books (~15) and PDFs (~12) in the past, but I realise that I never use them and they just still on my book shelf or hard drive. I find that I can just dump WOTC material without any trouble into my homebrew campaign.
Even with WOTC material I am selective, no FR specific material and I don't care for the D20 modern material and really just dislike Star Wars, and I don't buy their licensed material either Dragonlance, OA, Planes, or Ravenloft. I did not care for them during 2e and don't care for it now.

 

[Alnag]

I buy very few d20 books. It is because to in my country the hooby stores sells only WotC products (no chance for third party publishers) and I don't like the style WotC begin to use in last two years or so. Last book I bought was Draconomicon, but mostly because of the art itself.

 

[master0fdungeons]

I'm in the 90% crowd, but definately don't buy everything. I barely use what I already have. Having more just makes me feel like I have to use it which adds stress to the DM, not a good thing.

 

[Nightfall]

WotC has lost their "buy sight unseen" cred with me. They have lost the immunity challenge.

They lost immunity well before that for me when they put out Tome and Blood. That was awful. I'm sorry but I loathed that more than Sword and Fist. (And that's saying something!)