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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darrin Drader" data-source="post: 1063606" data-attributes="member: 7394">I fully support the local game stores, though I abhor the term FLGS - its so... I dunno... assumptive. Anyway, the Game Matrix in Tacoma is one of the greatest game stores I've ever had dealings with. Most of the people who work there are friendly, the owner recognizes me when I walk in, and they have an enormous selection of games from the huge D20 island, to wargames, to the huge collection of out of print used games. I visit them often and I probably make at least 1 multiple book purchase there every month (usually more).That said, I also shop online. I buy PDFs occasionally, I order games online that my local game store decided not to order or won't be getting in for the better part of a month. Sometimes I order online from the publisher just to support them since they make more money when I buy from them direct. Another thing (and this is huge), is that I will buy a product online from a publisher my local game store doesn't usually carry. If its good, I recommend to the store that they start ordering titles from that company. When I started shopping there about 2 years ago, the main D20 company they carried was Mongoose and the plethora of Sword and Sorcery books. I recommended Bastion Press and Green Ronin to them and now they carry the majority of their new titles. They didn't carry them before I said something because they weren't in touch with the fact that those companies were major players and had fans that were buying their products elsewhere. RPG Objects is another company I recommended that is now found on their shelves, and doing well.My point is that while I spend a little more on gaming stuff than the average gamer, my habits with regards to purchasing locations are about average. I spend a little here, a little there, and by doing so I help support various aspects of the industry. I don't plan to change my spending habits any time soon, but the constant reminders to buy from my local game store always just make me want to go and place my next order online.</blockquote>

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