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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4461621" data-attributes="member: 54846">No, it's not "I want it free or otherwise I'm not getting it". My beef is that they don't have the courtesy to even say something. It's rude, especially when we were told at GenCon that it'd be out in the September edition. It just smacks of how they're going to treat their paying customers. Just like the refusal to put out an outline of the Scales of War (and then putting out a half-assed outline, but to be fair they gave one three months after the fact). As the saying goes, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than ask permission". If WotC said "Sorry, we actually can't give you a preview of the barbarian period, for x reason" I would cut them enormous amounts of slack, because they are being communicative and courteous to the customer. That is a trait I value highly in such a business, and so I would still purchase the magazine with that sort of attitude. And it's not "a few bucks". Because I'm either going to drop the $60 for the full year, or I'm not going to pay; that's the most cost effective method overall, but still a $60 chunk out of my month's funds, so it's a pretty significant decision. I seem to recall that it was said September would be the last free month.However, I am not attributing any sort of malice, ulterior or suspicious motives. Hanlon's Razor here - Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. This is probably a snafu. I don't have an issue with that. My issue comes down to the lack of courtesy in telling the customers "Hey, we made an error, see the Barbarian next month". That would have taken all of twelve seconds, instead of playing switcheroo at the 11th hour and hoping no one noticed.</blockquote>

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