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<blockquote data-quote="BriarMonkey" data-source="post: 6100861" data-attributes="member: 95387"><p>I have gotten much better about my impulse purchases. During the heyday of D&D 3.x I bought a lot of stuff, sight unseen. And prior to that, I'd buy systems that I'd heard of, but didn't do much research. Consequently, a lot of those never got played and eventually were never replaced when lost (I lost a lot of stuff when I was in the military - or more correctly, the government lost it for me).</p><p></p><p>So, while it's taken many years, I finally got a handle on that kind of spending (mostly). Any more, to even consider something like a new system, I have to be looking first. Meaning, I have to be in the frame of mind to even want to find something new. Then, I will do my research to figure out what might interest me based on what I'm in the mind for. And once I have a list of options, I go to places like here and look up reviews. I also check for any website the producer may have, and check their boards for feedback. Ideally, if I can find a copy in a local store, I will check it out physically.</p><p></p><p>Once I am satisfied that I have a good candidate, then I will make a purchase.</p><p></p><p>For instance, my curiosity is piqued by the new Star Wars RPG by FFG. However, because of how they are producing the game (in three distinct sets) I am very much on the fence about it - namely because true force users don't happen until the last release... Anyway, based on what I've read and see thus far, I am in the process of debating picking up the Beginners Box for that game. I still have some debating to go yet.</p><p></p><p>I think, for me, part of what makes me so cautious any more is that the last game I picked up sight-unseen was D&D 4e. That pretty much put me off any such purchasing decision ever again - at least as far as RPGs go.</p><p></p><p>Having said all that, I do sometimes still break down and pick up a supplement for a game I like, even if I haven't researched it yet (like so often happens should I go to Gen Con). But, I am working on that too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BriarMonkey, post: 6100861, member: 95387"] I have gotten much better about my impulse purchases. During the heyday of D&D 3.x I bought a lot of stuff, sight unseen. And prior to that, I'd buy systems that I'd heard of, but didn't do much research. Consequently, a lot of those never got played and eventually were never replaced when lost (I lost a lot of stuff when I was in the military - or more correctly, the government lost it for me). So, while it's taken many years, I finally got a handle on that kind of spending (mostly). Any more, to even consider something like a new system, I have to be looking first. Meaning, I have to be in the frame of mind to even want to find something new. Then, I will do my research to figure out what might interest me based on what I'm in the mind for. And once I have a list of options, I go to places like here and look up reviews. I also check for any website the producer may have, and check their boards for feedback. Ideally, if I can find a copy in a local store, I will check it out physically. Once I am satisfied that I have a good candidate, then I will make a purchase. For instance, my curiosity is piqued by the new Star Wars RPG by FFG. However, because of how they are producing the game (in three distinct sets) I am very much on the fence about it - namely because true force users don't happen until the last release... Anyway, based on what I've read and see thus far, I am in the process of debating picking up the Beginners Box for that game. I still have some debating to go yet. I think, for me, part of what makes me so cautious any more is that the last game I picked up sight-unseen was D&D 4e. That pretty much put me off any such purchasing decision ever again - at least as far as RPGs go. Having said all that, I do sometimes still break down and pick up a supplement for a game I like, even if I haven't researched it yet (like so often happens should I go to Gen Con). But, I am working on that too. [/QUOTE]
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