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Why WOTC shouldn't have gotten rid of the Dungeon and Dragon magazine
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<blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 3899297" data-attributes="member: 23977"><p>Dragon Magazine in paper format was a great read... But that's all it was. <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=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I have a bunch of issues of Dragon and Dungeon... But I haven't been able to bring myself to get a subscription for years because the number of times I've actually USED the info in them can probably be counted on my fingers.</p><p></p><p>Here's how things usually went:</p><p></p><p>Read through Dragon.</p><p></p><p>Think... "Hey that looks cool, I'll need to sue that sometime."</p><p></p><p>Place Dragon on shelf.</p><p></p><p>Forget about that rule, or loose track of where it came from.</p><p></p><p>Look at shelf full of Dragons and think about the daunting task of pulling the issues down and trying to find the one that had the specific article I wanted... God forbid I wanted to use multiple things from different magazines... Which would mean more searching and more stuff to carry to games...</p><p></p><p>Decide it's not worth it, and use something else.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking forward to a searchable archives. (And an archives in general)</p><p>Rules that integrate with the Encounter/Character Generators. </p><p>Being able to print out what I want, when I want it.</p><p>More types of content (such as flash, or audio or video...)</p><p>Able to be viewed anywhere I have a net connection without carrying a magazine around or drawing attention to the fact that I'm actually slacking off.</p><p></p><p>I'm also guessing there will be another added unseen benefit... If you say, decide to subscribe in a year... ALL of the back issues will still be available to you in the archives. (Ask Paizo to do that with a paper subscription...)</p><p></p><p>Sure I'll miss READING dragon on the can. But I'll be much happier being able to actually USE it in my games.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It's funny. So many people were begging for PAIZO to release another Dragon CD compendium...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scribble, post: 3899297, member: 23977"] Dragon Magazine in paper format was a great read... But that's all it was. :) I have a bunch of issues of Dragon and Dungeon... But I haven't been able to bring myself to get a subscription for years because the number of times I've actually USED the info in them can probably be counted on my fingers. Here's how things usually went: Read through Dragon. Think... "Hey that looks cool, I'll need to sue that sometime." Place Dragon on shelf. Forget about that rule, or loose track of where it came from. Look at shelf full of Dragons and think about the daunting task of pulling the issues down and trying to find the one that had the specific article I wanted... God forbid I wanted to use multiple things from different magazines... Which would mean more searching and more stuff to carry to games... Decide it's not worth it, and use something else. I'm looking forward to a searchable archives. (And an archives in general) Rules that integrate with the Encounter/Character Generators. Being able to print out what I want, when I want it. More types of content (such as flash, or audio or video...) Able to be viewed anywhere I have a net connection without carrying a magazine around or drawing attention to the fact that I'm actually slacking off. I'm also guessing there will be another added unseen benefit... If you say, decide to subscribe in a year... ALL of the back issues will still be available to you in the archives. (Ask Paizo to do that with a paper subscription...) Sure I'll miss READING dragon on the can. But I'll be much happier being able to actually USE it in my games. It's funny. So many people were begging for PAIZO to release another Dragon CD compendium... [/QUOTE]
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