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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roudi" data-source="post: 2469801" data-attributes="member: 12423">I think I become attracted to products more because of my relationship with the publishers than the products themselves.  For instance, there are a couple of publishers whose products I refuse to buy because I don't like who produces them (in one case, I feel sorry because that publisher employs some very talented writers, and I am missing out on their good work just to spite the jerk of a publisher from getting my money).On the other hand, there are products out there that I might never have desired, except my good relations with their publishers / writers has improved my opinion of them.  For example, I might never have wanted to get Dawning Star if it weren't for the sweet full-page ad they gave me for MODERNIZED's second issue.  I tend to desire products from RPGObjects partially because of my good working relationship with them.  And I loved the kooky stuff coming from TheLe so much that I actually started to freelance for him.I'm probably a minority, but most of my purchases are motivated by my opinion of the publisher first and by the actual product second.</blockquote>