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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 3845743" data-attributes="member: 18182">Insulted?  Man, I just don't get the mindset of some of the naysayers on this thread and others.Let's pretend for argument's sake that the Wizards Presents books are such a bad idea that only people who've seen nothing but the cover in their local B&N actually purchase it.How is this insulting?  Bad business and artistic decision maybe, but insulting?I'm excited for these books, I've already pre-ordered them.  Am I so stupid that I can't see the "insult" leveled at me?  Am I a sheep who purchases anything with the D&D logo on it?  The insinuation of many of the grumpy complainers is that Wizards is once again "out to get us" and "care only for the money" and anyone who buys into their line of snake-oil products is a fool.  I am insulted, but not by WotC!I'm dangerously close to stepping into the realm of hyperbole myself here, but I just get so tired of all the baseless negativity and whining directed towards WotC.WotC may not have "positioned" these books well, but I think it's fairly clear what these books are all about.  If they don't excite you, if you are pretty sure you don't want to buy them . . . that's great!  Don't!  But learn to accept the fact that just because YOU don't see the value, others do and not every product is designed or marketed to YOU.</blockquote>