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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Waylander the Slayer" data-source="post: 2127263" data-attributes="member: 1830">My groupMe- Have stopped purchasing books for the most part, especially crunch related stuff- i have not bought any WOTC stuff since...2 years? WOTC stuff is lacking in creativity and uniqueness in comparison to other 3rd party producers (just a look at recent releases which are rehashes of what others have already done). This is my PERSONAL OPINION of course.I have also noticed that i keep up with what is out in the market in more detail than before. I read reviews of products and research products before i buy them. My recent purchases have been 4 necromancer modules/settings and the IKWG (fantastic stuff).I have also been purchasing other gaming related items such as Tacttiles to enhance the game I increasingly purchase PDF's as the quality of PDF's have steadily improved.My players and friends also have only bought the IKCG recently, primarily because i run an IK campaign. One friend has not bought anything since 3.5 edition came out - he swears that he will never buy a WOTC product because of the rerelease of 3.5e.Another friend - who bought everything, and i do mean everything that was ever released, has slowed down his purchases of books and now spends most of his money on WOTC mini's.Another player does still primarily purchase WOTC stuff and has all the complete books.I think the market has matured and there are a lot more high quality options these days, but the market is also saturated- for example, there are so many great campaign settings recently released; all have high pricepoints and as such the average consumer is going to have to  choose between products and it can be a tough choice (Talislantia, IK, Black Company etc.) and this will also lead to further consolidation and closing down of publishers.</blockquote>

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