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Message: <blockquote data-quote="deadDMwalking" data-source="post: 3507011" data-attributes="member: 51708">To be upset, or even ticked off, does not imply that the reaction has not been reasoned.After hearing the news, my initial reaction was to be upset.  But then I thought about it.  I read everything that had been posted on the subject officially.  I sent letters to WotC and Hasbro, and received a reply back.Now, when I am upset, it is the end result as a rational and reasonable person.  Reasonable people have emotions.  It would be unreasonable to assume they don't.  The magazines are important to the hobby on an emotional and physical level.As for myself, yes, I have decided that electronic content is, for me, inferior.  There are electronic versions of various books that I've been given for free.  I don't use them.  I buy the book if I want the material.  I open the book if I want to read the material.As for NDAs, I'm quite familiar with them.  The following link describes them in some detail, and was the quickest thing I could link to after a Google search.Now, the NDA should be used to avoid releasing proprietary information.  The most important reason is to avoid creating undue competition.  The thing about the NDA is that it prevents talking about some things  and not others.  Now, those under the NDA could avoid talking about anything that isn't specifically detailed to avoid 'giving hints' about what is covered, but the 'cat is out of the bag'.  They're willing to say there is a DI, that the content will be electronic, that many of the features are not firmly decided, etc.  There is quite a bit of information.  It is even possible that the NDA specifically prohibits explaining why an online only model is considered superior by WotC.  Still, I don't believe that is the case.  They have not said anything that DIRECTLY supports that statement.  Some people may want to give the company the benefit of the doubt - I don't.  It isn't because I'm never wrong.  It's because the company has already lost my trust before this issue in other ways.I proudly subscribe to both magazines.  I know that puts me into a 'minority' category of gamers.  WotC has told me that my 'minority' doesn't matter to them.  While that may not have been their intended message, that's what I keep hearing.So, I'm upset.  But not without reason.</blockquote>

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