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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darren" data-source="post: 1887143" data-attributes="member: 22701">I don't buy it because there simply isn't enough stuff that is useful, and the stuff that isn't useful rarely has the virtue of at least being entertaining to read.  I have little interest in new spells/feats/PrCs or reading about them.  I don't use miniatures, and if I want to read fiction I'll buy a book.  I rarely need sage advice - the FAQ, a quick search through a messageboard (like this one) or a houserule is generally sufficient.  Ecology is hit and miss.  Sometimes there is an ecology article that looks interesting, but a single article isn't enough to generate a purchase.  And so on.I do look at Dragon each month in the store so see if there is something I really want, but the last issue I purchased was #314, and I was profoundly disappointed.  It looked promising on the shelf, but about halfway through I decided I simply wasn't part of Dragon's core market, and perhaps never would be.  I never realized that elemental magic could be so dry or afflicted with so many spells/feats/PrCs I would never use.For improvements, I'll just point at Thorin's post.  I doubt that it would result in monthly purchases for me, just less infrequent purchases.  As a player, I'm quite happy with just core materials, with something from a none-core source occasionally thrown in for flavor.  As a DM, there is some interesting flavor in Dragon occasionally, but rarely worth wading through all the issues just to use it for a few NPCs.(But I really like Dungeon.  Plots, maps, locations, NPCs, all just waiting to be used or be to mined for ideas for my own designs.  There is simply more pages of things I'm likely to use there, and even if I don't end up running an adventure with a character named 'Lumbie,' it was still a good read.  I suppose I'm just more interested in good adventures and running a good game than finding the latest and greatest PC race and the feats and PrCs with which to twink it out.)</blockquote>

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