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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 3722938" data-attributes="member: 42040">I don't think I'm being too hasty. I'm not getting it. I don't give a good darn if WotC is going to package in sensual foot massages with every PHB purchase. I'm not buying it. I'm not saying that it may not have improvements over 3.5. But I'm still not buying it.Reasons why I won't purchase 4.0, based on what I know now.1. I've spent too much money on 3.5. I still have plenty of material to use. So unless WotC makes it 100% compatible with the previous edition (which will be impossible), they lose on this point.2. I won't support the DI. Really, it's too much to spend every month for what we used to get for free. But then I'd hate to be considered "not a real D&D player." So unless WotC decides to allow free downloads of the important stuff to those who spend their money to purchase their books, they lose on this point.3. They cancelled Dragon and Dungeon, and for that, the wound is still fresh. (How soon the ENWorlders forget! I, for one, won't let Paizo's death be in vain!)4. For all the small guys, Necromancer, Goodman, and the other 3rd party publishers and the freelance authors who are getting jerked around by this scheme, just like they were with the release of 3.0, I won't support 4.0. (And guess what, I'm one of those freelance authors.)5. Also, I've been unhappy with WotC's content as of late and the direction they've been taking. The Mike Mearls monster previews border on sacrilege in my mind. Seeing this as a preview window into the design philosophy of 4.0, I can see it's one I don't share.These I think are all good reasons to refuse to spend the $240 that will be required to start up a D&D 4.0 campaign ($40 per rulebook, and $120 per annum subscription to play). So, no thank you, WotC. If enough of our fellow enthusiasts would stand up against this scheme, we wouldn't keep getting jerked around by frequent rules changes, poor quality editing in books, etc. Vote with your wallets, ladies and gentlemen.And no, I don't hate D&D.Retreater</blockquote>

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