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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4949828" data-attributes="member: 61155">Yeah - I mean, it isn't in large quantities, but there tends to be a full-size image with every excerpt, and that does give a decent sense of the art in the book.   Compared to what they used to have. The build-up to 4E was really where they began the 'previews 2-3 times a week', and they have kept it going for pretty much every new product.  Previously, they mainly just had the 'In the Works' article at the start of each month that had generally one excerpt from each book in the next 2-3 months. Occasionally one or two previes here or there, but not with any consistency that I recall. Now they still have 'In the Works', plus the weekly previews - plus more previews that show up on Facebook, are shared with gamer blogs, etc. Plus the thumbnails to get a least some sense for the artwork, plus the Character Builder demo and all the Level 1-3 content in it, plus the Compendium to search for a summary of the content in any given book (how many feats, what classes/races/paragon paths/items), if not the details. (Plus even more stuff for DDI subscribers, in editorials, Ampersand, Playtest articles, Exlusive Previews, etc.)  That is an enormous devotion to sharing info on upcoming products and letting people get a sense of the product before deciding whether they want to purchase something or not. Like I said - I think free art galleries was a stand-up move on their part and complimented the rest of their previews nicely. But I don't think it is fair to say the site isn't offering anything to non-DDI members, or that they aren't making an effort to let people 'browse before they buy'.</blockquote>

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