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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 2682831" data-attributes="member: 4275">These are all legitimate personal choices and Id never quibble. The way people like to shop, how much they like to shop, and what they like to shop for all up to them. What I was taking issue with was the notion that the FLGS is necessary for the gaming industry, or even desirable.Again, MUCH more of your money goes to the people who made the products you buy if you buy direct. This is even true when you buy from Amazon.When you buy from your LGS you are supporting that LGS, the Distributor who sends them product, and THEN the company that made the product (in that order). Its also important to remember that publishers not being paid AT ALL by Distributors is a recurring theme in the industry right now. In other words many times you are supporting everyone BUT the publishers of the products you buy. This is why so many manufacturers have been encouraging people to buy direct from them as well as selling PDFs. The money goes straight to them, they get more money, and they are much more assured of being paid. Again- not quibbling with your choices... but there are PLENTY of other places for people to gather for social gaming. I have gamed at LGS, houses of the gamers involved, rented tables at local restaurants, signed up for study rooms at university libraries and so forth. Im not even including ways to play electronically, such as Open RPG and Fantasy Grounds. If you had to choose between your LGS and the publishers you buy from, which would you choose? And keep in mind this has affected larger companies in recent times, not just the little guys.So I dont disagree with your choice to shop where you shop, but I do feel its worth pointing out that the statement "I support my LGS to support the industry/gaming" that I hear online isnt as much a truism as it once was.But technology (especially the internet) makes it easier for gamers to learn about new games outside the LGS and the current distribution system mean that the best way to support the companies that make your games is to buy direct from them. That fact *saddens* me, I too have fond memories of many great game stores.But the times, they are a'changing.Chuck</blockquote>

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