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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4749206" data-attributes="member: 2067">This is a thread about letting go.Like many others, I'm irked about WotC's PDF decision. Now, let me first say that this isn't another thread about the PDF decision. We've got enough of those. This is about where to go from there. This is about what you're going to do after you accept the fact that Wizards did something you think is pretty uncool. I'm going to try and not buy WotC books. I'm starting small: I'll hold off on buying Arcane Power until the material shows up in the DDI. Now, I'm no grandstandying boycott enthusiast. This is a quixotic idea, not a practical one. I don't expect WotC to notice my $40/month. I don't expect them to change their tune. But, for me, this isn't about trying to make them change. I accept them for what they are, and I need to decide what to do about that. I've decided at least to stop being an enabler. And it's not going to be easy for me. I play 4e, and probably will continue to do so for the foreseeable future (This isn't about edition warz, either). Beyond that, I just like buying and owning D&D books. I like talking about them at ENWorld and other places. I like having the ability to pull a reference out of the aether and deliver it on a silver platter to my expectant players. I like just breaking them apart and seeing the design logic behind them. I buy D&D books because they are fun for me as a current 4e DM and Player, and as a game-design mind. So I'm not doing this to "hurt" Wizards, and I'm not doing this because I'm critical of 4e. I'm still allowing myself a DDI subscription. I rationalize it by saying "they did the PDF thing because they wanted to sell more physical books, and this won't give them any more physical book purchases!", but really it's more of a crutch for me. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I'll also be messing around with Pathfinder/Trailblazer and buying PDFs. I'm not INSANE, after all. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I'm showing that it can be done, I hope: that you can play and DM and enjoy 4e, and still not improve WotC's physical book sales. The reason this is a thread instead of a blog post is because I want to hear from others who have been thinking about what to do now, or those that have gone through similar moments. Like an AA meeting where we help each other stay sober, I'd like to hear your stories, or your ideas.They can be small. Maybe you just won't buy Arcane Power until next month. That's small, but maybe they'll notice!They can be large. Maybe you're group is going to switch to EXCLUSIVELY using pirated books?! Woah.I'm going to start small myself. Little steps, right?Step 1: Don't Buy Arcane Power Until It Shows Up In The DDI.There. I think that's a reasonable goal. I won't go out next week and buy Arcane Power. I'll wait until the end of the month, until they put the information online. That'll make me feel like I've helped their initial numbers be one less than it could have been.Anyone want to support me by doing the same thing? All you have to do is NOT go out and buy Arcane Power right away. Can you do it? Do you have friends who might do it? Maybe when the thread about the book starts, I'll start a thread about what else I can buy instead? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> So, tell me your stories. If you're annoyed at WotC, let me know what you're doing because of it. Remember, don't do it because you want them to change (they won't), and don't do it because you hate 4e (they're making it anyway), do it because it is right for you.It's right for me, basically, because I accept that Wizards is engaged in a practice that I'm not a fan of, and I think I can sacrifice at least Step 1. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> My name is Kamikaze Midget, and I am a bookaholic. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/blush.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush    :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" /></blockquote>

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