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<blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 2059671" data-attributes="member: 19998"><p>I don't think that's as true as it used to be. Oh, WotC has it's share of die hards, no doubt about it. I disagree with the official part. People who game for even a short peiord of time soon learn that official means nothing because every group is diffrent. Most WotC die hards honestly think WotC produces better game material.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Actually, this is a hold over from TSR. Most of TSR's sales of AD&D books came from regular book stores like Waldenbooks and BDalton. Those stores are already used to carrying D&D books from WotC. Let's not forget that their quartly catolog is sent to book stores and contains many, many novels.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think this is true from a player perspective. If you know that you're in a bigger fight with your DM for 3rd party material, then you don't wast your money on it. DMs, on the other hand, don't need to convince anyone to allow the new material. </p><p></p><p></p><p>While you're right about D&D, WotC's stratagy for d20 Modern is basicly to let the 3rd parties support it. Guess how many science fiction roleplaying games I've bought, from WotC, that use the d20 Modern ruleset. Ready? One. How many have I purchesed from Ronin Arts? Eight. While I'm at it, let's not forget the Modern Player's Companion from The Game Mechanics and Ultramodern Firearms. WotC has left the majority of the support for D20 Modern to 3rd parties. </p><p></p><p>I realize this isn't going to come as a shock from a guy who calls himself fanboy, but I honeslty think WotC products are superior to most 3rd parties. I've been really burned by 3rd party books. Books that people praise on these boards. (Ugh, I hated Relics and Rituals, I made a huge mistake in allowing that book.) I do buy 3rd party books. I love my Player's Guide to the Wilderlands and City-State of the Invincible Overlord, but I would say thouse books are on par with books like Eberron and Sharn:City of Towers. The only thing WotC misses regularly for me is PrCs and adventures. PrCs are hit and miss no matter what, and Necromancer is simply the Sovereign of Adventures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanboy2000, post: 2059671, member: 19998"] I don't think that's as true as it used to be. Oh, WotC has it's share of die hards, no doubt about it. I disagree with the official part. People who game for even a short peiord of time soon learn that official means nothing because every group is diffrent. Most WotC die hards honestly think WotC produces better game material. Actually, this is a hold over from TSR. Most of TSR's sales of AD&D books came from regular book stores like Waldenbooks and BDalton. Those stores are already used to carrying D&D books from WotC. Let's not forget that their quartly catolog is sent to book stores and contains many, many novels. I think this is true from a player perspective. If you know that you're in a bigger fight with your DM for 3rd party material, then you don't wast your money on it. DMs, on the other hand, don't need to convince anyone to allow the new material. While you're right about D&D, WotC's stratagy for d20 Modern is basicly to let the 3rd parties support it. Guess how many science fiction roleplaying games I've bought, from WotC, that use the d20 Modern ruleset. Ready? One. How many have I purchesed from Ronin Arts? Eight. While I'm at it, let's not forget the Modern Player's Companion from The Game Mechanics and Ultramodern Firearms. WotC has left the majority of the support for D20 Modern to 3rd parties. I realize this isn't going to come as a shock from a guy who calls himself fanboy, but I honeslty think WotC products are superior to most 3rd parties. I've been really burned by 3rd party books. Books that people praise on these boards. (Ugh, I hated Relics and Rituals, I made a huge mistake in allowing that book.) I do buy 3rd party books. I love my Player's Guide to the Wilderlands and City-State of the Invincible Overlord, but I would say thouse books are on par with books like Eberron and Sharn:City of Towers. The only thing WotC misses regularly for me is PrCs and adventures. PrCs are hit and miss no matter what, and Necromancer is simply the Sovereign of Adventures. [/QUOTE]
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