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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8937736" data-attributes="member: 6915329">This is unimportant, because ECMO3 wasn't talking about people who buy the 3pp supplements--they were specifically talking about people who buy, or don't buy, the WotC products. In fact, they have specifically said that me choosing to not buy the WotC product for any reason other than a boycott wouldn't be harmful to 3pp creators. I didn't buy the WotC book because I can't afford it? Because I don't like the setting? Because I'm leery of the book being bad? Because I don't need a new adventure? No harm, no foul. I didn't buy the WotC book because because I don't want to buy from WotC? Those poor 3pp creators will be starving in the streets because of me.If ECMO3 had been talking about people who buy the 3pp supplements, then they would have been perfectly happy with people buying non-WotC 3pp D&amp;D material, since at the end of the day, it's still 3pp creators getting the money. Instead, they are specifically upset with those of us who are not buying from WotC.That's what ECMO3 said. You might want to address what they're saying before trying to claim what I'm saying is wrong.And that's the problem, because you aren't seeing what's going on when you're focusing on a &quot;single, narrow point.&quot; Because ECMO3 is insisting that even though I would never, under normal circumstances, have bought a 3pp tied to a WotC book, I am harming those 3pp creators by not buying the WotC books. Because &quot;a high tide raises all boats.&quot; Because the trickle-down effect--which they even admitted they believed would occur.THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS WHOLE TIME.What the blankety-blank did you think I was saying? That I wasn't buying any gaming books? Were you simply not reading any of my posts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8937736, member: 6915329"] This is unimportant, because ECMO3 wasn't talking about people who buy the 3pp supplements--they were specifically talking about people who buy, or don't buy, the [I]WotC [/I]products. In fact, they have specifically said that me choosing to not buy the WotC product for any reason [I]other [/I]than a boycott wouldn't be harmful to 3pp creators. I didn't buy the WotC book because I can't afford it? Because I don't like the setting? Because I'm leery of the book being bad? Because I don't need a new adventure? No harm, no foul. I didn't buy the WotC book because because I don't want to buy from WotC? Those poor 3pp creators will be starving in the streets because of me. If ECMO3 [I]had [/I]been talking about people who buy the 3pp supplements, then they would have been perfectly happy with people buying non-WotC 3pp D&D material, since at the end of the day, it's still 3pp creators getting the money. Instead, they are specifically upset with those of us who are not buying from WotC. That's what ECMO3 said. You might want to address what they're saying before trying to claim what I'm saying is wrong. And that's the problem, because you aren't seeing what's going on when you're focusing on a "single, narrow point." Because ECMO3 is insisting that even though I would never, under normal circumstances, have bought a 3pp tied to a WotC book, I am harming those 3pp creators by not buying the WotC books. Because "a high tide raises all boats." Because the trickle-down effect--which they even [I]admitted [/I]they believed would occur. [B]THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS WHOLE TIME.[/B] What the blankety-blank did you [I]think I was saying?[/I] That I wasn't buying [I]any [/I]gaming books? Were you simply not [I]reading [/I]any of my posts? [/QUOTE]

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