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<blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 6564713" data-attributes="member: 221"><p>So <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?430892-Convince-me-to-Spend-the-Money" target="_blank">elsewhere</a> I ask people to convince me to buy the 5e books, and in the course of that thread, I have tried to be upfront that I'm not necessarily interested in playing 5e (at the moment) but am curious about the books. This has caused some confusion on the part of various posters and said confusion has in turn flummoxed me. Many don't seem to understand why I might want books I won't immediately use. I thought it was a fairly normal sort of thing to do.</p><p></p><p>Meaning... It used to be, that it was generally acknowledged that a good many game related books were bought but never actually used. I know I have a small library of such books for a variety of systems, genres, and from a wide assemblage of publishers. I have grown to be comfortable with the fact that I like buying game books, even if I may never use them. I just like reading them and thinking about them. I sorta assumed most gamers were still like this, but maybe the gaming culture has moved on and left me behind, lonely and confused. </p><p></p><p>So I am just wondering if my game buying habits have become an outlier, or are there still others out there willing to admit they do this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wicht, post: 6564713, member: 221"] So [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?430892-Convince-me-to-Spend-the-Money]elsewhere[/url] I ask people to convince me to buy the 5e books, and in the course of that thread, I have tried to be upfront that I'm not necessarily interested in playing 5e (at the moment) but am curious about the books. This has caused some confusion on the part of various posters and said confusion has in turn flummoxed me. Many don't seem to understand why I might want books I won't immediately use. I thought it was a fairly normal sort of thing to do. Meaning... It used to be, that it was generally acknowledged that a good many game related books were bought but never actually used. I know I have a small library of such books for a variety of systems, genres, and from a wide assemblage of publishers. I have grown to be comfortable with the fact that I like buying game books, even if I may never use them. I just like reading them and thinking about them. I sorta assumed most gamers were still like this, but maybe the gaming culture has moved on and left me behind, lonely and confused. So I am just wondering if my game buying habits have become an outlier, or are there still others out there willing to admit they do this? [/QUOTE]
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