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<blockquote data-quote="thedungeondelver" data-source="post: 5806186" data-attributes="member: 34865">I don't agree; I think people like to have faith in a company.&nbsp; It hearkens back to the earliest notions of consumerism.&nbsp; Putting your faith (lowercase &quot;f&quot;) in a company feels good, it establishes a bond.&nbsp; It says &quot;I enjoy/depend reliably on this product.&quot;&nbsp; Whether it's frivolous (D&amp;D), a necessity (FORD or CHRYSLER, etc.) or absolutely critical to your very life (MERCK or PFIZER), &quot;faith&quot; in a thing gives people a sense of grounding.&nbsp; In the cases of pure consumer goods, it makes spending money on the item a little easier.If WIZARDS OF THE COAST was plowing ahead with 4e as is, no changes, no announcement of a new edition that listens to older editions as well as recreates itself, and had announced the re-printing of the core AD&amp;D books, I doubt if I'd buy them.&nbsp; My attitude would be entirely different.&nbsp; But that they're now willing to listen to me as a customer again shows that they're worth considering again as a company I'll buy things from - that little &quot;f&quot; faith shows its face!&nbsp; Or, if it is more palatable: I consider it rewarding good behavior.&nbsp; And their behavior this go 'round is very, very good indeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thedungeondelver, post: 5806186, member: 34865"] [FONT=Century Gothic]I don't agree; I think people like to have faith in a company. It hearkens back to the earliest notions of consumerism. Putting your faith (lowercase "f") in a company feels good, it establishes a bond. It says "I enjoy/depend reliably on this product." Whether it's frivolous ([B]D&D[/B]), a necessity ([B]FORD [/B]or [B]CHRYSLER[/B], etc.) or absolutely critical to your very life ([B]MERCK [/B]or [B]PFIZER[/B]), "faith" in a thing gives people a sense of grounding. In the cases of pure consumer goods, it makes spending money on the item a little easier. If [B]WIZARDS OF THE COAST[/B] was plowing ahead with 4e as is, no changes, no announcement of a new edition that listens to older editions as well as recreates itself, [B]and[/B] had announced the re-printing of the core[B] AD&D[/B] books, I doubt if I'd buy them. My attitude would be entirely different. But that they're now [B]willing to listen to me as a customer again[/B] shows that they're worth considering again as a company I'll buy things from - that little "f" faith shows its face! Or, if it is more palatable: I consider it rewarding good behavior. And their behavior this go 'round is very, very good indeed. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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