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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 5315302" data-attributes="member: 58416">When I first heard about the Red Box, I was psyched.&nbsp; I had planned to buy it.&nbsp; However, due to a payroll snafu at work, some of my pay was delayed and I had to choose between Red Box and picking up a copy of Zombie Dice from SJG; for some reason I went with ZD.&nbsp; I now feel as though that snafu was a blessing in disguise.&nbsp;After reading through this thread and after seeing the disappointment of a friend of mine who did buy the Red Box, I feel as though I made a smart choice with my money by getting what turned out to be (IMO) the much better product.&nbsp; Now that the pay issue is worked out and I have the money in the bank set aside for my entertainment budget, I still think I'm going to skip out on the Red Box.&nbsp; It doesn't seem to be in any way what I wanted nor what I expected.&nbsp; &nbsp;I'm already on the ropes when it comes to my interest in D&amp;D.&nbsp; It's been a long time since I've put money toward the system.&nbsp; I honestly felt as though the Red Box and Essentials might be my saved by the bell moment.&nbsp; However, I now feel as though RB was a haymaker which scored a critical hit against my confidence in the D&amp;D brand.&nbsp; I'm no longer on the ropes; instead, I'm struggling to beat the 10 count.&nbsp; I'm not so sure Essentials will be what I thought it would be now either; I'm not so sure I have the motivation to get back to my feet in this ring.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 5315302, member: 58416"] When I first heard about the Red Box, I was psyched. I had planned to buy it. However, due to a payroll snafu at work, some of my pay was delayed and I had to choose between Red Box and picking up a copy of Zombie Dice from SJG; for some reason I went with ZD. I now feel as though that snafu was a blessing in disguise. After reading through this thread and after seeing the disappointment of a friend of mine who did buy the Red Box, I feel as though I made a smart choice with my money by getting what turned out to be (IMO) the much better product. Now that the pay issue is worked out and I have the money in the bank set aside for my entertainment budget, I still think I'm going to skip out on the Red Box. It doesn't seem to be in any way what I wanted nor what I expected. I'm already on the ropes when it comes to my interest in D&D. It's been a long time since I've put money toward the system. I honestly felt as though the Red Box and Essentials might be my saved by the bell moment. However, I now feel as though RB was a haymaker which scored a critical hit against my confidence in the D&D brand. I'm no longer on the ropes; instead, I'm struggling to beat the 10 count. I'm not so sure Essentials will be what I thought it would be now either; I'm not so sure I have the motivation to get back to my feet in this ring. [/QUOTE]

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