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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 3467501" data-attributes="member: 151">As I think we established in another thread, it has precious little to do with total disposable income and much more to do with how much of that disposable income is thrown WotC's way.  And while you and diaglo may spend upwards of $6000 a year on WotC products, I would hazard you are far and away the outliers, not the norm.  Teenagers, in particular, are very loose with their cash.  I remember my spending habits when I was that age and I was hardly unique.  I have more disposable cash now than I ever had in my life before, but I also have two kids, two cars, a dog, a house, loans to pay, sick family members and lots of work.  While I COULD spend a ton of money on WotC products, I have a tendency NOT to...and I think that's the norm for older gamers, not the odd man out.If WotC follows Pyramid's model, then I expect that you'll see a flat subscription fee with a discount for a longer period of time...and while I don't know if I'll like their content, I DO think they could easily make a handy profit in that fashion.  It certainly will be less to the benefit of the older gamers, but the general impression I get is that those who are walking away from WotC now (and who actually mean it) were probably going to do that sooner or later, regardless.I think dropping WotC is a perfectly valid choice, and the only one that will really matter.  You can yell until your blue in the face...but if you complain and then buy anyways, you've just wasted your breath.  For myself, I'm curious what the online material will be like and anxiously await the arrival of Pathfinder.  There is good amidst the bad, as unhappy as I am over the change.</blockquote>

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