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<blockquote data-quote="Clefton Twain" data-source="post: 221261" data-attributes="member: 1138"><p><strong>ELH, and Dragon as Advertising</strong></p><p></p><p>Hmm...</p><p></p><p>First of all, whether ELH is munchkin and cheesy isn't really a factor. If you don't like it, don't get it. There are things I don't have an interest in that I haven't bought and I do fine without them. Some people may like them. Fine. But why complain about it? What good does that do? State your opinion and move on.</p><p></p><p>As for Dragon being a source of advertising...well, yeah. I honestly don't expect otherwise. There are plenty of crunchy bits to glean from the magazine that aren't "advertising" for products. And even the so-called "advertising" doesn't bother me.</p><p></p><p>If it deals with a particular product I am not going to get, so be it. I will move on. The ELH stuff, I believe, is information that didn't make the book, so I find it very cool that I can get my hands on it at all, let alone before the book comes out.</p><p></p><p>But almost *everything* in Dragon is a plug for WotC products when you think about it. The magazine exists to support D&D and supplement it. I don't see anything wrong with this.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are good issues of Dragon and there are not-so-good issues. I, for one, really dislike the April Fool's issue from two years ago. Blech. But there have also been really great issues. Everyone likes different things. If you don't want to pay for issues that supposedly advertise upcoming WotC products, then don't subscribe. Then you can pick and choose.</p><p></p><p>I really don't see a problem here.</p><p></p><p>--CT</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clefton Twain, post: 221261, member: 1138"] [b]ELH, and Dragon as Advertising[/b] Hmm... First of all, whether ELH is munchkin and cheesy isn't really a factor. If you don't like it, don't get it. There are things I don't have an interest in that I haven't bought and I do fine without them. Some people may like them. Fine. But why complain about it? What good does that do? State your opinion and move on. As for Dragon being a source of advertising...well, yeah. I honestly don't expect otherwise. There are plenty of crunchy bits to glean from the magazine that aren't "advertising" for products. And even the so-called "advertising" doesn't bother me. If it deals with a particular product I am not going to get, so be it. I will move on. The ELH stuff, I believe, is information that didn't make the book, so I find it very cool that I can get my hands on it at all, let alone before the book comes out. But almost *everything* in Dragon is a plug for WotC products when you think about it. The magazine exists to support D&D and supplement it. I don't see anything wrong with this. Yes, there are good issues of Dragon and there are not-so-good issues. I, for one, really dislike the April Fool's issue from two years ago. Blech. But there have also been really great issues. Everyone likes different things. If you don't want to pay for issues that supposedly advertise upcoming WotC products, then don't subscribe. Then you can pick and choose. I really don't see a problem here. --CT [/QUOTE]
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