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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PatrickLawinger" data-source="post: 498935" data-attributes="member: 2735">This is looking like a real flame war brewing.Anyway, I keep copies of all orders. Last time I re-upped I paid for "13 issues a year." I have it documented, what is Paizo going to do about it? I am sure they don't have to do anything, but if other people used the same order form I did, it looks like those people paid for 13 issues a year. Easy enough, I suppose to tack on an additional issue to their subscription, although I don't see a cost savings there. I guess it would probably be a savings in that they won't have to do that for everyone.I have the latest Dragon right here on the desk. I can't say there is a great deal in it that is useful to me. This entire year has been pretty poor in that way. I have been hoping Paizo would pull out of the dive (my opinion, of course) and I am giving them some time. Lag time between collections of articles, themes, etc. is pretty long in the publishing industry.Right now I consider the Dungeon/Poly subscription to be very worth my money. I am seriously considering not renewing Dragon when that comes up again in about 2 years, but who knows. However, Paizo is correct in presuming that decision won't have anything to do with a Dragon annual. Right now though, people have been disappointed with Dragon lately, the lack of an annual is just going to make many of them feel more frustrated. For those that resubscribe yearly it could be a breaking point. As far as the quality of last year's annual, well, it was decent quality work, I just don't think they hit their target audience well. I know I felt it was nothing more than a large advertisement. If you miss your target audience you should expect that audience to complain (sometimes bitterly). Throwing your hands up in frustration and saying "I quit" is one solution I suppose. I, on the other hand, would try to do a better job on the next one.Something like 10% or less of Gamers use the internet for gaming related websites and information. I know avid gamer computer jocks who NEVER use the internet for anything gaming related. Complaints on a message board, even this one, carry little weight. A majority of a magazines sales are subscriptions. If you purchase your magazine at a store your most detailed complaint on a message board or by email is going to fall on deaf ears, after all, what proof do they have you actually bought the magazine? A written letter is usually read, especially if it comes from a subscriber. People that take their time to create a clearly written letter, put it on paper, and use a postage stamp to get it to its destination are generally serious about their complaints. People on message boards tend to simply rant.Enough for now ...</blockquote>

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