So, what was the first product where D&D's soul was sold?

[molonel]

Yay! Another edition thread!

I was hoping another would pop up today.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Operation: Mindcrime is indeed the best concept album ever. I've been fortunate enough to attend a live performance of it by Queensryche in its entirety. Revolution Calling!

Damn straight!

Sellout? Why the nerve of some people!!

 

[Waldorf]

What? No mention of the Who?

Outrageous.

 

[raltgaither]

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[Prince of Happiness]

What? No mention of the Who?

Outrageous.

Or Bowie's "Let's Dance?"

 

[Shadeydm]

The first product that really hit me like a slap in the face was the Greyhawk Wars Boxed Set. They took my favotire setting ruined it the bastages!

 

[EyeontheMountain]

Well, I must say the OP's original post is one of the more annoying Edition Wars ones I have seen in a while. "Selling soul", indeed. Got any more hyperbole where that came from?

 

[Mark Hope]

Operation: Mindcrime is indeed the best concept album ever. I've been fortunate enough to attend a live performance of it by Queensryche in its entirety. Revolution Calling!

Hell yeah. One of the best concerts I ever went to was the Livecrime tour. Speak the word!

Sellout. Pfft.

It's only a shame that they didn't keep the oh so flattering image and costumes that they are sporting on the cover of Rage for Order....

Agree with the Black Album and Mr Roboto, though.

 

[Aus_Snow]

OD&D(1974). Satan's not fussy.

 

[+5 Keyboard!]

I just want to add my sentiments. For the most part this thread has cracked me up. As far as the OP's criticisms, admittedly aspects of the current and even past incarnations of the game seem more driven by making money than love of the game, but ultimately, people have to support themselves or they end up holding a cardboard sign on a streetcorner and living out of a tent under the expressway. Such is life. I'm happy that the folks involved in the business end of the game make the decision each day to stay in the biz since they are keeping the game alive for me and all of the other gamers I know. Dungeons & Dragons is alive and well. Have no doubt. If it has a soul it can be found in each of us every time we sit down to play our favorite game, each time a d20 is rolled, each time someone cracks open his/her books to create a new character, write an adventure or just to check out what the newest D&D book they just purchased at their FLGS contains.