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<blockquote data-quote="Master of the Game" data-source="post: 1070459" data-attributes="member: 9220">Erik,I've always appreciated what you did for/with Poly, and have always been a supporter.&nbsp; Unlike the president of your company, Johnny Wilson, you have never alienated your readers, and have always listened to what we have to say.That said, I find these changes to be unconscionable.&nbsp; How much did Dungeon sales jump after the inclusion of Polyhedron?&nbsp; That is how many of us subscribed because of what it added.When it was added we were told, &quot;This is a bonus, we're not taking anything away and giving a hundred free pages of content.&quot;&nbsp; Based on that I subscribed.Then, Paizo split from WoTC and all the promises vanished.&nbsp; &quot;We're going to halve the size of the magazine, after all, it was a favor to give you all that extra content for no extra money.&quot;&nbsp; You weren't giving me anything.&nbsp; I subscribed based on that promise.&nbsp; You weren't giving me anything for free, that larger magazine is what I paid for.Then it was, &quot;WE know the subscribers were screwed in the transition to monthly, so we'll give you an added bonus to make up for the fact that the content you already paid for was halved.&quot;&nbsp; Now, you're taking that away, because it's unfair to those who didn't subscribe.Unfair?&nbsp; How about those of us who paid for 18 issues with twice the content, who are now getting half the value?&nbsp; We already paid for it, and now we're just expecting you to give us what we paid for.&nbsp; Nothing more, nothing less.Well, at least Poly will still be half the magazine.Oh, wait....&nbsp; &quot;except for those rare exceptions of mini-games that can't be done in less than 40 pages.&quot;&nbsp; Rare exceptions?&nbsp; What we paid for will now not only be 4 a year instead of the 6 we were promised, but will be even smaller than the 40 pages we were promised more often than not.&nbsp; Much more often if &quot;rare&quot; is being used correctly.So, basically your promises don't mean anything to us.Oh, scratch that.&nbsp; Not promises, we paid for a service.&nbsp; Replace every instance of &quot;promise&quot; in the above letter with &quot;contractual obligation&quot;.&nbsp; You see, you offered us a specific service.&nbsp; We took you up on the offer and paid you in advance.&nbsp; Now you're backing out of the deal that was struck.In my line of work we call that &quot;breech of contract&quot;.Heck, I was just going to cancel my subscription, now I want a full refund.Want change?&nbsp; Want what you were promised... er, make that Want to be provided the services you paid for?&nbsp; Hit them in the pocket book.If Paizo collapses someone else will take up the reigns.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Master of the Game, post: 1070459, member: 9220"] Erik, I've always appreciated what you did for/with Poly, and have always been a supporter. Unlike the president of your company, Johnny Wilson, you have never alienated your readers, and have always listened to what we have to say. That said, I find these changes to be unconscionable. How much did Dungeon sales jump after the inclusion of Polyhedron? That is how many of us subscribed because of what it added. When it was added we were told, "This is a bonus, we're not taking anything away and giving a hundred free pages of content." Based on that I subscribed. Then, Paizo split from WoTC and all the promises vanished. "We're going to halve the size of the magazine, after all, it was a favor to give you all that extra content for no extra money." You weren't giving me anything. I subscribed based on that promise. You weren't giving me anything for free, that larger magazine is what I paid for. Then it was, "WE know the subscribers were screwed in the transition to monthly, so we'll give you an added bonus to make up for the fact that the content you already paid for was halved." Now, you're taking that away, because it's unfair to those who didn't subscribe. Unfair? How about those of us who paid for 18 issues with twice the content, who are now getting half the value? We already paid for it, and now we're just expecting you to give us what we paid for. Nothing more, nothing less. Well, at least Poly will still be half the magazine. Oh, wait.... "except for those rare exceptions of mini-games that can't be done in less than 40 pages." Rare exceptions? What we paid for will now not only be 4 a year instead of the 6 we were promised, but will be even smaller than the 40 pages we were promised more often than not. Much more often if "rare" is being used correctly. So, basically your promises don't mean anything to us. Oh, scratch that. Not promises, we paid for a service. Replace every instance of "promise" in the above letter with "contractual obligation". You see, you offered us a specific service. We took you up on the offer and paid you in advance. Now you're backing out of the deal that was struck. In my line of work we call that "breech of contract". Heck, I was just going to cancel my subscription, now I want a full refund. Want change? Want what you were promised... er, make that Want to be provided the services you paid for? Hit them in the pocket book. If Paizo collapses someone else will take up the reigns. [/QUOTE]

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