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<blockquote data-quote="Alaxk Knight of Galt" data-source="post: 4393755" data-attributes="member: 4129">I thought about your post and these three points stuck with me.&nbsp; Printing Quality:&nbsp; The physical product of the 3 core books are below the quality of the 3rd edition books (if 3E product quality was a 8/10, 4E is a 6/10).&nbsp; I did not really knock WotC for this as I picked up all three books for less then what I spent for the 3E core books (4E =~ $54 for all three from Amazon, 3E $60 from my FLGS).&nbsp; While I dislike the decline in quality, I feel that I purchased the books for the game system not to look good on my coffee table.&nbsp; I do hope this quality issue does not become a trend though.Online:&nbsp; DDI has not been officially launched and 4E plays just fine without digital aid.&nbsp; I do not think it is fair to judge WotC's unreleased and currently unfinished product.&nbsp; I have gotten a lot of use out of the compendium and I will hate that I will need a subscription to access it in the future.I do think it is fair to ask why the Dungeon and Dragon magazines were pulled from Pazio before the online initiative was ready.&nbsp; It was a bad PR move and while I have no first hand knowledge, I'm sure it was a factor for Pazio to move ahead with Pathfinder and the OGL instead of supporting 4th Edition.Advertisement:&nbsp; This was poorly handled.&nbsp; I remember very clearly the announcement you are referring to.&nbsp; I dislike being misled.&nbsp; For me, that statement hurts WotC.&nbsp; As a customer, my expectations were set by this statement.&nbsp; I am sure that many 3rd party companies also set their expectations based on this statement.Furthermore, the advertisement for 4E was openly hostile to 3rd edition.&nbsp; I think this furthered the community's split around the issue.&nbsp; Too much focus was given on the shortcomings of 3rd edition.&nbsp; Announcing how bad your previous product was is not a way to build confidence in your new product.I originally voted 5.&nbsp; If I could turn back time, I'd vote WotC at 4.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alaxk Knight of Galt, post: 4393755, member: 4129"] I thought about your post and these three points stuck with me. [B]Printing Quality[/B]: The physical product of the 3 core books are below the quality of the 3rd edition books (if 3E product quality was a 8/10, 4E is a 6/10). I did not really knock WotC for this as I picked up all three books for less then what I spent for the 3E core books (4E =~ $54 for all three from Amazon, 3E $60 from my FLGS). While I dislike the decline in quality, I feel that I purchased the books for the game system not to look good on my coffee table. I do hope this quality issue does not become a trend though. [B]Online[/B]: DDI has not been officially launched and 4E plays just fine without digital aid. I do not think it is fair to judge WotC's unreleased and currently unfinished product. I have gotten a lot of use out of the compendium and I will hate that I will need a subscription to access it in the future. I do think it is fair to ask why the Dungeon and Dragon magazines were pulled from Pazio before the online initiative was ready. It was a bad PR move and while I have no first hand knowledge, I'm sure it was a factor for Pazio to move ahead with Pathfinder and the OGL instead of supporting 4th Edition. [B]Advertisement[/B]: This was [U]poorly[/U] handled. I remember very clearly the announcement you are referring to. I dislike being misled. For me, that statement hurts WotC. As a customer, my expectations were set by this statement. I am sure that many 3rd party companies also set their expectations based on this statement. Furthermore, the advertisement for 4E was openly hostile to 3rd edition. I think this furthered the community's split around the issue. Too much focus was given on the shortcomings of 3rd edition. Announcing how bad your previous product was is not a way to build confidence in your new product. I originally voted 5. If I could turn back time, I'd vote WotC at 4. [/QUOTE]

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