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<blockquote data-quote="Arnwyn" data-source="post: 768700" data-attributes="member: 7701">I am not one of those that &quot;hate&quot; Dragon. However, there are some things I don't like:- fiction. I never, ever read fiction in Dragon. I'm sure it's good, I am just not interested in it one bit.- covers. Everything from the awful ad copy to the boring character pictures. (Not worried about &quot;cheese&quot; - just that they're boring.) Where's the background? I have *never* been inspired by character art - I want to see backgrounds/terrain/landscapes thrown into the mix.- entire DM's advice section. That whole portion can go the way of the dodo and I would be quite happy. (I'm sure it's useful for others, but this post is about I like/don't like.)- Silicon Sorcery? Thanks, but no thanks.&nbsp;I would like to see:- more rules for things that were not covered in the main rulebooks. As The Sigil pointed out, there are *still* no good rules for running kingdoms, mass combat, etc. (More things like the vehicle rules and underwater adventuring would be good. Too bad the underwater adventuring rules were pretty bad - rules were far less harsh than they should have been.)- keep at least one Greyhawk and one FR article in each issue. Anything by Ed Greenwood is good, IMO.- update older campaign settings. Every now and then, an AQ, SJ, or PS article would be good (I hate Dark Sun).- ease up on the themes. And if there is no theme, don't call the issue anything (for example, that one issue should not have been called &quot;Mercenaries&quot;).- ease up on feats, prestige classes, spells, and magic items. We have a million of these, and don't need much more. Don't do away with them altogether, but twice a year is more than enough.- more location articles - with MAPS! That planar location article was very good, but the lack of maps for it was appalling. For the love of pete, make the article actually useful!- I've got a thing for new monsters (but that probably fits in with &quot;enough already&quot;! Maybe update older 1e/2e monsters, but don't duplicate anything in the ToH, of course).Edit: should finish my sentences...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arnwyn, post: 768700, member: 7701"] I am not one of those that "hate" Dragon. However, there are some things I don't like: - fiction. I never, ever read fiction in Dragon. I'm sure it's good, I am just not interested in it one bit. - covers. Everything from the awful ad copy to the boring character pictures. (Not worried about "cheese" - just that they're boring.) Where's the background? I have *never* been inspired by character art - I want to see backgrounds/terrain/landscapes thrown into the mix. - entire DM's advice section. That whole portion can go the way of the dodo and I would be quite happy. (I'm sure it's useful for others, but this post is about I like/don't like.) - Silicon Sorcery? Thanks, but no thanks. I would like to see: - more rules for things that were not covered in the main rulebooks. As The Sigil pointed out, there are *still* no good rules for running kingdoms, mass combat, etc. (More things like the vehicle rules and underwater adventuring would be good. Too bad the underwater adventuring rules were pretty bad - rules were far less harsh than they should have been.) - keep at least one Greyhawk and one FR article in each issue. Anything by Ed Greenwood is good, IMO. - update older campaign settings. Every now and then, an AQ, SJ, or PS article would be good (I hate Dark Sun). - ease up on the themes. And if there is no theme, don't call the issue anything (for example, that one issue should not have been called "Mercenaries"). - ease up on feats, prestige classes, spells, and magic items. We have a million of these, and don't need much more. Don't do away with them altogether, but twice a year is more than enough. - more location articles - with MAPS! That planar location article was very good, but the lack of maps for it was appalling. For the love of pete, make the article actually useful! - I've got a thing for new monsters (but that probably fits in with "enough already"! Maybe update older 1e/2e monsters, but don't duplicate anything in the ToH, of course). Edit: should finish my sentences... [/QUOTE]

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