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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jorwland" data-source="post: 5241300" data-attributes="member: 81259">This is a pretty old argument. I am sure there in a forum somewhere people are saying the same things about the apple iPhone 4. Welcome to capitalism: Companies want my money. I want their product. We make an exchange, or we don't. Rinse and repeat. It's not cynicism to think that Hasbro/WotC wants your money. It's a simple fact. But nor is it cynicism to think that some people want the essentials line of products and some don't. I for one want the D&D brand to continue well into my dotage and beyond.  want my children, then future grandchildren to play it...and I don't want to spend my days making product for them. It's easier for me to work for a couple hours and buy the new essentials "red box" than it is for me to write the content within it. My $20 bucks only "cost" me an hour of time, but I would guess that the red box would take me a hundred hours. Capitalism is awesome! Instead of slaving for a hundred hours over a streamlined version of D&D essentials to introduce the game to new players, such as my nephew who lives in another state, I can spend $20 and give it to him with excellent artwork, dice, etc.! That is a pretty fair exchange of my time (ie money)If it's not for you, don't buy it. I can never understand the constant effort to deter others from spending THEIR money as THEY want. Some people spend money on this: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/the-9-stupidest-products_n_230821.html" target="_blank">The 9 Stupidest Products Of All Time (VIDEO)</a>!</blockquote>

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