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<blockquote data-quote="Barak" data-source="post: 2745292" data-attributes="member: 3028">Here's what I don't get about bitching about this book.Well first off, if you have all (or most) of the source books from which the spell comes, and don't want them in one book..&nbsp; Well don't buy the book.&nbsp; And if you don't have many of those books..&nbsp; Well to quote NBC about airing reruns, &quot;It's new to you!&quot;.But that's a gimme, and not my main point for this post.Kamikaze Midget seems to believe (in my impression) that WotC is...&nbsp; &quot;Wasting&quot; their resources by doing stuff like that -instead- of more.. &quot;Imaginative&quot; books.&nbsp; But..&nbsp; Really, what resources lead to said &quot;imaginative&quot; books?&nbsp; Writers, mostly, and to a degree line editors.&nbsp; And, seomhow, I doubt they tied up any R&amp;D resources in making the compendium.&nbsp; It's mostly grunt work, after all, and I'm sure WotC can hire all the grunts they want.&nbsp; As far as money, the Compendium will at the very least pay for itself, and I'm pretty darn sure it'll turn a profit.&nbsp; So by publishing the Conpendium, they gave themselves -more- resources, which technically would allow them to publish more risky books (note that I think they will).I think you'd be surprised to learn how much silly crap big composers like Beethoven and Bach made in their lifetime to keep their patrons happy, and paying the bills so they'd make their more famous symphonies.Sorta like how Spielberg made Jurassic Park so he could do Schindler's List.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barak, post: 2745292, member: 3028"] Here's what I don't get about bitching about this book. Well first off, if you have all (or most) of the source books from which the spell comes, and don't want them in one book.. Well don't buy the book. And if you don't have many of those books.. Well to quote NBC about airing reruns, "It's new to you!". But that's a gimme, and not my main point for this post. Kamikaze Midget seems to believe (in my impression) that WotC is... "Wasting" their resources by doing stuff like that -instead- of more.. "Imaginative" books. But.. Really, what resources lead to said "imaginative" books? Writers, mostly, and to a degree line editors. And, seomhow, I doubt they tied up any R&D resources in making the compendium. It's mostly grunt work, after all, and I'm sure WotC can hire all the grunts they want. As far as money, the Compendium will at the very least pay for itself, and I'm pretty darn sure it'll turn a profit. So by publishing the Conpendium, they gave themselves -more- resources, which technically would allow them to publish more risky books (note that I think they will). I think you'd be surprised to learn how much silly crap big composers like Beethoven and Bach made in their lifetime to keep their patrons happy, and paying the bills so they'd make their more famous symphonies. Sorta like how Spielberg made Jurassic Park so he could do Schindler's List. [/QUOTE]

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