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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vascant" data-source="post: 1175417" data-attributes="member: 13927">Understand this is coming from a customer's stand point.  Myself and about 14 others I know, in fact have actually increased our spending over the past year not decreased, I personally spend about 250-300 dollars a month on RPG related material.  I can mainly speak for myself and the buying habits I see in my friends but we are pretty consistant and level headed people.  First and foremost, we do not judge books by the price though the content has to be there if you wish to charge a higher price.  Some things we can trust and buy sight unseen, WotC and anything Dragonlance seem to be the big two at the moment.  Both campaign worlds appear to be very well done, rich with history and flavor and more things coming down the pipe.  They offer more then bits and pieces though, they offer a total package.  Sure I can add something from the some of the many D20 books I have but as a whole the worlds are complete and "living".  This is a key word, I know DL nor FR are going to stop printing in a few months, I know each week at the very least can log on to their websites and find something interesting to read.  I am not waiting for a month or two for their next product, I am waiting days for the chance to find something useful in the same style I have came to enjoy.  Even if it is something I don't use, thats fine and I understand not everything will suit everyone all the time, thats life.  I really wish more of you publishers would learn from these examples.  This year has been an explosion of campaign worlds and yet most will only be at best one main book and perhaps 2 or 3 at best sourcebooks and "That's it".  I used to love spell books and would buy them instantly, it has gotten to the point though it is impossible to trust it.  I wonder if the word playtest enters in the equation at all anymore.  In my own personal "coming full circle", the industry has educated me on a few things, I used to look at WotC and ask, what are they thinking sometimes and now, with many examples of how bad it can really get sometimes.  I find myself craving their quality and their content.    In reply for those who wish to debate, remember these are my opinions and I feel as someone who spends money, though may not be the majority opinion sometimes, I am right.  I have 3 local gaming shops and all three ask me what is going to be good to have on the shelves and what won't, you would be amazed at what buying RPG books since 77 can do for experience and knowledge in this aspect.</blockquote>

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