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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terry Edwards" data-source="post: 769615" data-attributes="member: 10978">More Dragon FeedbackIt seems this thread has become an extension of the Dragon #306 survey so here's yet another offering of the good and the bad.First the good:1. Any article that expands the usefulness of current rules such as "power fantasy" "saddle up" "saying the right things"2. New monsters are always useful so keep the "bestiary" and "silicon sorcery" coming.3. Ecologies are great.4. The comic are for the most part a keeper (see also the bad).  I especially enjoy the caption contests.5. I enjoyed the cities of the planes article and would like to see more.  The one problem with the article is the lack of a map, you've got to have a map.6. Campaign components-In general the articles are great and very well done as long as they don't get bogged down in race and character class examples of the career/style being presented.Now for the bad:1. This is where I seem to differ from most people-please no more pull out maps, posters, miniature grids etc.  They make good wrapping paper for fantasy gamers but they are useless in miniatures games (where one crafts their own intricate scenery) as well as d&d (where miniatures are only used for combat orientation).  There were some interesting alternatives on the survey that would be much better.2. Fiction.  It's not that I don't like fiction but since Dragon stopped publishing amateur work the stale taste of homogenized d&d novels is all too prevelant.  Reopen fiction submissions to all.3. Over use of a theme-I'm not talking about theme issues but rather the rash of devil, demon, I'm becoming a demon, I'm becoming evil articles that are flooding the pages of the magazine.  I have nothing against lower planar creatures or evil PCs but enough already, it's like being beaten over the head with a bag of oranges.4. Comics-Enough already with "what's new."  It's akin to a dire boar dragging out a losing fight while at negative hit points.  Sorry for the over use of anologies, now for a parable...It should be noted that I do enjoy the magazine and have no intention of Dragon bashing.  The only real reason I am posting this thread is issue #1 under the bad.  So many people support the pullouts that I wanted the dragon staff to know that there are some opposing them.</blockquote>

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