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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Irda Ranger" data-source="post: 377659" data-attributes="member: 1003">Dragon Mag, or EN Wolrd?I cancelled my subscription to Dragon about a year ago. It just wasn't as fulfilling for me as it had been in the past. Although I never tried to quantify why that was, I just knew that looking at the articles they were printing, nothing was inspiring and there was nothing was anythting I was going to use. I just skimmed along to Dragon Mirth, and that's not a reason to subscribe.I think the reason though is that we have EN World (and I hang out at Monte's boards too). Why do you want the Sage's advice when you could get 10 opinions on a ruling, at least half of them quite well informed? As for sticky, the Story Hour thread, the Rogues Gallery and even the General Message boards are an endless font of inspiration. If you want to flesh out an idea, post what you've got and watch dozens of smart, imaginative people run with it. Its like a Dragon Magazine that is interactive, has 10,000 staff writers, and posts every day, for free. When you come right down to it, how can the real Dragon compete? Dungeon, of course, is a whole different matter. That mag rocks.                                                 . . .I know that this is just an observation. My post doesn't really offer too much constructive advice to Dragon. I am not sure what they can do to escape irrelevancey. I guess my advice is you readers. I think that Dragon is an anachronism and that just moving on is the best course of action. I know I suscribed to Dragon for a whole year after I stopped reading it, just out of habit. I finally admitted to myself that being able to chat personally with Monte Cook and dozens of other designers, playtesters and players was just better. If you really are that unhappy, just quit. When you need detailed rules, put down your cash of a good book from Mongoose or whoever that gives you what you want. That's what I say anyway.Irda Ranger</blockquote>

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