JVisgaitis
Explorer
I don't subscribe to any paysites, but do get a few magazines. My greatest fear is not having anything to read on the can as that is where I do a lot of my reading...
Do You Subscribe to Magazine(s) &/or Pay Website(s)?
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WhatGravitas
Explorer
Websites? No. I don't like pouring my money into that intangible stuff.
Magazines? News magazines, science magazine... and planned to subscribe to Dragon and Dungeon soon. After the summer, after moving. But now... - well, Pathfinder looks nice!
Magazines? News magazines, science magazine... and planned to subscribe to Dragon and Dungeon soon. After the summer, after moving. But now... - well, Pathfinder looks nice!
I am a subscriber to Steve Jackson Games Pyramid online 'zine, but I did not pay for it. It's a combination of gift and payment for services rendered. Otherwise, the only thing I subscribe to is the local newspaper. I read Dragon and Dungeon occasionally, but I do not buy every issue.
MoogleEmpMog
First Post
At present, I subscribe to neither.
In the past, I've subscribed to both. I'd be much, much more likely to subscribe to a pay web site in the future; 'news' content is always more up-to-date on the web (to the point most is irrelevant by the time a magazine hits the stands), web sites can offer things like early downloadable demos of electronic games, and web sites, especially on the pay side, inevitably have searchable archives. Subscribing to a magazine for a year means getting the next 12 issues; subscribing to a web site means getting the next 12 months of content (which almost always means more content than a magazine on a monthly basis) and also getting the entire archive of the site.
On the flip side, the production costs for a web site are dramatically less than for a magazine. Even though the web site would be as or more useful, I wouldn't pay the same price for it I would for a magazine.
IGN Insider is, I suspect, probably a better model for what Wizards is going to do that a straight-up 'e-zine:' extra content, including stuff that goes beyond what a print magazine can do, that builds off the free part of the Wizards site. Insider costs $1.66 US/month with an annual subscription, which is very reasonable (I'm not currently a subscriber because electronic gaming of the type I enjoy is entering its traditional 'new console generation dry spell').
Recognizing that IGN serves a much wider customer-base than Wizards, and that <$2 is an absolute steal anyway, I would pay probably $3-5/month for an equivalent Wizards service, especially if it meant additional content for the D&D and Star Wars miniatures games, d20 Modern and the upcoming Star Wars Saga system as well as D&D. If the d20 Modern and Star Wars content was solid and frequent, I *might* go as high as $6-7 a month, but at that point it's as or more expensive than a magazine despite costing vastly less to produce.
In the past, I've subscribed to both. I'd be much, much more likely to subscribe to a pay web site in the future; 'news' content is always more up-to-date on the web (to the point most is irrelevant by the time a magazine hits the stands), web sites can offer things like early downloadable demos of electronic games, and web sites, especially on the pay side, inevitably have searchable archives. Subscribing to a magazine for a year means getting the next 12 issues; subscribing to a web site means getting the next 12 months of content (which almost always means more content than a magazine on a monthly basis) and also getting the entire archive of the site.
On the flip side, the production costs for a web site are dramatically less than for a magazine. Even though the web site would be as or more useful, I wouldn't pay the same price for it I would for a magazine.
IGN Insider is, I suspect, probably a better model for what Wizards is going to do that a straight-up 'e-zine:' extra content, including stuff that goes beyond what a print magazine can do, that builds off the free part of the Wizards site. Insider costs $1.66 US/month with an annual subscription, which is very reasonable (I'm not currently a subscriber because electronic gaming of the type I enjoy is entering its traditional 'new console generation dry spell').
Recognizing that IGN serves a much wider customer-base than Wizards, and that <$2 is an absolute steal anyway, I would pay probably $3-5/month for an equivalent Wizards service, especially if it meant additional content for the D&D and Star Wars miniatures games, d20 Modern and the upcoming Star Wars Saga system as well as D&D. If the d20 Modern and Star Wars content was solid and frequent, I *might* go as high as $6-7 a month, but at that point it's as or more expensive than a magazine despite costing vastly less to produce.
Thornir Alekeg
Albatross!
Hmm, not many listed subscribing to pay websites. How many people aren't telling about their subscriptions to "adult material" pay sites? 
I'm not opposed to online content at all, but I prefer reading magazines if the same content is available.
I'm not opposed to online content at all, but I prefer reading magazines if the same content is available.
Option #2 for me.
If you ever catch me subscribing to a website, its a guarantee that it is because of absolute necessity.
Heck, I should have just copied diaglo's last post...
If you ever catch me subscribing to a website, its a guarantee that it is because of absolute necessity.
Heck, I should have just copied diaglo's last post...
Desdichado
Legend
Neither. I bought somewhere between 30-40% of the Dungeon and Dragon issues off the rack. Same for No Quarter. I formerly had a subscription to White Dwarf, but mostly those are off the rack too. Occasionally I'll buy something like Model Railroader or Astronomy off the rack.
I wouldn't pay for any online content period.
I wouldn't pay for any online content period.
Wombat
First Post
I am currently in a limited-cash-flow situation (read: broke), so I am answering this more or less as potential...
I have yet to find a single gaming magazine worth the money investment. Not Dungeon, not Dragon, not anything. Too much wasted space, too little used, too much focus on games I simply do not play. So, no, no gaming magazine, not since Wyrm's Footnotes.
As for sites, I would gleefully contribute to ENWorld again when I find the shekels. Other than that, no. Again, I have yet to find a pay site that is worth it to me, besides this one (which is only semi-pay, though I do miss being able to contribute).
I have yet to find a single gaming magazine worth the money investment. Not Dungeon, not Dragon, not anything. Too much wasted space, too little used, too much focus on games I simply do not play. So, no, no gaming magazine, not since Wyrm's Footnotes.
As for sites, I would gleefully contribute to ENWorld again when I find the shekels. Other than that, no. Again, I have yet to find a pay site that is worth it to me, besides this one (which is only semi-pay, though I do miss being able to contribute).
delericho
Legend
I put neither/nor. I was a subscriber to Dragon and to Dungeon, but that's done now. After my initial subscription (transferred) to Pathfinder expires, it is highly unlikely I'll renew. I won't be subscribing to any other magazines, either.
I also have no interest in subscribing to an e-zine. I spend too much time in front of a computer as it is, between work and here. If the Virtual Tabletop Wizards are talking about is a quantum leap beyond that which is currently available, I might subscribe to that, but I won't be subscribing for the 'magazine' content. And, I seriously doubt their VT will even be functional, never mind better than the current state of the art.
I also have no interest in subscribing to an e-zine. I spend too much time in front of a computer as it is, between work and here. If the Virtual Tabletop Wizards are talking about is a quantum leap beyond that which is currently available, I might subscribe to that, but I won't be subscribing for the 'magazine' content. And, I seriously doubt their VT will even be functional, never mind better than the current state of the art.
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