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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 510624" data-attributes="member: 6957">Okay, a few words from a non-subscriber, that is someone who buys Dragon from the friendly folks at my local gaming store.      When I looked at the Dragon annuals I mostly liked what I saw and purchased them.     When I looked at issue 300 I liked the template version of the undead enough to buy the issue. The sealed section seemed like an advertising gimmick, silly, but in no way offended me. I really don't see why there were so many complaints.     In general I buy about one issue in three, judging by what general D&D articles I deem useful. In that regard #300 passed the test.    I did not buy the D20 Special, and in fact did not even know that it was the replacement for the annual until I asked the clerk where the annual was. Yes, I did feel that it read like an advertisement, and yes, I was somewhat offended when I found out that it was the annual for that year. Given how new D20 was at the time it is not surprising that a D20 overview sold well. It is also not surprising that those who wanted a little more meat would be disappointed. (The cries of 'More Crunch' echo through the troll caves.)     I can understand the confusion on the parts of those who purchased 3 year subscriptions, the English language is sometimes a bit vague in regards to multiple sets of plurals.      I don't understand the reasoning behind the decision to ditch the annuals on the grounds of 'We did it wrong this time, so let's quit'. I think the majority of folks liked the annuals a great deal, I know that I did, I also know that I bought them.     I am also, however, unlikely to get a subscription under any circumstances, preferring to judge each issue on its own merits. The occasional missed issue is a smaller problem for me than issues that I don't use.      No offense to the editors of Dragon magazine is intended, I use this same method in regards to all the magazines I read, the only ones I subscribe to are National Geographic and Scientific American, both of whom I decided to subscribe to only after 2 years of purchasing every issue.I hope that the annuals make a comeback, I also hope that they will be included with the subscriptions, I can understand subscribers being annoyed at being excluded. If the annuals are as useful as the ones that proceeded the D20 Special I will be pleased to buy them.The Auld Grump'Strange ticking packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things...'</blockquote>

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