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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6648049" data-attributes="member: 177">Still sidestepping the question - why is &quot;outsourced&quot; relevant?&nbsp; You (and the class of fans you claim to speak for) apparently think that outsourced content is somehow lesser than in-house content.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; If they pick a good author for the content, and make sure it is high quality, what does the detail of the employment relationship with WotC matter?&nbsp; &quot;I think this content is less good/valid... for tax reasons?&quot;I find I have little sympathy for that.&nbsp; We act like we own D&amp;D, and that WotC owes us information on their stewardship.&nbsp; I am not convinced this is appropriate.&nbsp; WotC does not owe us a description of the plans and goals.&nbsp; Paying for a set of rules does not entitle us to a picture of the brand roadmap. We should be happy when a company does give us business information, but we shouldn't start acting like major stockholders that can demand it.&quot;Good faith&quot;?&nbsp; Faith in what?&nbsp; They publish a game and related content.&nbsp; We occasionally buy the content they produce, when we like it.&nbsp; When we don't, we carry on playing the game, or not.&nbsp; What &quot;faith&quot; is required here?&nbsp; You speak as if the relationship is something more than producer-consumer, without having established that fact, and the nature of the relationship, first.I am not worried about whether they are &quot;unfounded&quot;.&nbsp; I think whether they are properly justified could be put to some debate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6648049, member: 177"] Still sidestepping the question - why is "outsourced" relevant? You (and the class of fans you claim to speak for) apparently think that outsourced content is somehow lesser than in-house content. Why? If they pick a good author for the content, and make sure it is high quality, what does the detail of the employment relationship with WotC matter? "I think this content is less good/valid... for tax reasons?" I find I have little sympathy for that. We act like we own D&D, and that WotC owes us information on their stewardship. I am not convinced this is appropriate. WotC does not owe us a description of the plans and goals. Paying for a set of rules does not entitle us to a picture of the brand roadmap. We should be happy when a company does give us business information, but we shouldn't start acting like major stockholders that can demand it. "Good faith"? Faith in what? They publish a game and related content. We occasionally buy the content they produce, when we like it. When we don't, we carry on playing the game, or not. What "faith" is required here? You speak as if the relationship is something more than producer-consumer, without having established that fact, and the nature of the relationship, first. I am not worried about whether they are "unfounded". I think whether they are properly justified could be put to some debate. [/QUOTE]

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