Vigwyn the Unruly
First Post
I have always been impressed with the physical quality of WotC's books. Their binding and paper is top-notch. In fact I own far more WotC books than books of other companies because the physical quality is so high. They just feel like good books. For other publishers, I have to really, really want the content to shell out the dough. Their books often feel light and cheap.
Could WotC be reducing the physical quality of their books?
When I went to my local store to check out their copy of Heroes of Battle, I was dismayed to see that its binding didn't seem to be up to WotC's normal standards. Hmm, maybe it was just that one particular book. But then I saw Heroes of Battle in another store, and it felt cheap there, too. Uh-oh. Oh well, by this time I had decided I didn't need Heroes of Battle anyway, so I just won't buy it.
Then today, I noticed the DMG II at my local game store--all right! I've really been looking forward to this!. Imagine my horror when I picked it up to rifle through it, and it too felt cheap and poorly made. I was 100% sure I was going to buy both the DMG II and Waterdeep this week. But I don't know if I can bring myself to do it if they are of low physical quality. Aaaargh!
Are they going to ruin this? Will a WotC book be no better than a run-of-the-mill third party d20 book from on? Please say it ain't so...

Could WotC be reducing the physical quality of their books?
When I went to my local store to check out their copy of Heroes of Battle, I was dismayed to see that its binding didn't seem to be up to WotC's normal standards. Hmm, maybe it was just that one particular book. But then I saw Heroes of Battle in another store, and it felt cheap there, too. Uh-oh. Oh well, by this time I had decided I didn't need Heroes of Battle anyway, so I just won't buy it.
Then today, I noticed the DMG II at my local game store--all right! I've really been looking forward to this!. Imagine my horror when I picked it up to rifle through it, and it too felt cheap and poorly made. I was 100% sure I was going to buy both the DMG II and Waterdeep this week. But I don't know if I can bring myself to do it if they are of low physical quality. Aaaargh!
Are they going to ruin this? Will a WotC book be no better than a run-of-the-mill third party d20 book from on? Please say it ain't so...
