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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4875035" data-attributes="member: 2067">Probably just a weird structure thing then. You seemed to be saying that whether or not WotC had a benefit was subjective. Glad we understand each other then! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The big question in my mind is whether or not WotC is deluding themselves into thinking that it was a good idea.The piracy thing has a history of making companies do insane things that are also horrible business decisions. The companies don't believe these to be horrible business decisions, or at all insane. Many companies -- especially bigger ones -- have a long and storied history of doing things that are really dumb just because of some short-term gain. Mostly, this is a normal human trait magnified on a grand scale and given an absurd level of free reign. <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 it's possible with this PDF issue that WotC is patting themselves on the back for doing something exceptionally dumb, but they just don't know it, or can't see it, or refuse to see it because that would mean big changes that the management isn't flexible enough to handle. I don't know a lot of good reasons to dismiss someone who wants to give you $4 for a copy of something you've got sitting in your closet. "Piracy!" isn't a good reason, but it's the only reason people can think of for WotC doing this, and the only real reason they've given. If people are missing the real point, they certainly chose the wrong red herring to give the public when explaining themselves!</blockquote>

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