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<blockquote data-quote="cybertalus" data-source="post: 372066" data-attributes="member: 4400">Compared to most in this thread, I was a late starter on Dragon, coming in somewhere in the mid 160's.&nbsp; But then I started gaming just in time to make the mad scramble to collect all the 1E hardbacks before they went out of print (managed to get all of them except the Manual of the Planes).With that in mind, I'd say for me the high point was up until Dale Donovan left.&nbsp; Wolfgang Baur was always one of my favorite authors in both Dragon and Dungeon, but he didn't seem to be at the helm of Dragon long enough to get his footing before he was gone.A big part of what I liked back then was the variety.&nbsp; Sure I wasn't likely to ever use a lot of the more &quot;out there&quot; stuff, but it was fun to read, and you never know when something will inspire you.I know I've made this complaint before, but the other thing was that there weren't as many recurring features.&nbsp; In particular Ed Greenwood wasn't trapped inside a regular format.&nbsp; I love Ed's stuff, but he's much more enjoyable when he isn't doing the same type of stuff all the time.&nbsp; It's also nice to not have him appear in every single issue so I can get to missing his stuff sometimes.I agree too that Dragon has become too much of an infomercial for Wizards products.&nbsp; It feels so corporate and dull these days.&nbsp; All color and gloss with no fanboy soul left.Oh well, my subscription expires in March.&nbsp; I haven't decided yet whether I'll renew or not, but unless there's a big change for the better I probably won't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cybertalus, post: 372066, member: 4400"] Compared to most in this thread, I was a late starter on Dragon, coming in somewhere in the mid 160's. But then I started gaming just in time to make the mad scramble to collect all the 1E hardbacks before they went out of print (managed to get all of them except the Manual of the Planes). With that in mind, I'd say for me the high point was up until Dale Donovan left. Wolfgang Baur was always one of my favorite authors in both Dragon and Dungeon, but he didn't seem to be at the helm of Dragon long enough to get his footing before he was gone. A big part of what I liked back then was the variety. Sure I wasn't likely to ever use a lot of the more "out there" stuff, but it was fun to read, and you never know when something will inspire you. I know I've made this complaint before, but the other thing was that there weren't as many recurring features. In particular Ed Greenwood wasn't trapped inside a regular format. I love Ed's stuff, but he's much more enjoyable when he isn't doing the same type of stuff all the time. It's also nice to not have him appear in every single issue so I can get to missing his stuff sometimes. I agree too that Dragon has become too much of an infomercial for Wizards products. It feels so corporate and dull these days. All color and gloss with no fanboy soul left. Oh well, my subscription expires in March. I haven't decided yet whether I'll renew or not, but unless there's a big change for the better I probably won't. [/QUOTE]

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