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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheYeti1775" data-source="post: 4754265" data-attributes="member: 20914">Here you go:Ones from one who hasn't touched 4E as of yet and didn't go with Pathfinder either.  Who knows if I will do either.I would like to hear the question answered of how the pulling of PDF's will prevent pirating.  It only takes me a few minutes and Google to find the latest and greatest books already pirated.4E was leaked prior to release.With the older out of print books on PDF, you still allowed for a revenue stream to come in from customers like myself who never migrated to newer editions.  If anything it encouraged some of the 'old guard' 1E/2E crowd to try out some of the newer stuff.  Especially when it wasn't overly expensive (same as a physical book).The court cases are going to turn into WOTC's PR nightmare just like the RIAA had with the music cases.  While I do believe they did right in going after the 'distrubitor' vice the downloader.That leads to the question of WOTC's current Public Image.  It has been much maligned since the release of 4E in my opinion.  From the forums, to the magazines, to various licences being pulled, to the PDFs, etc. There have been many PR nightmares that have left fans wondering if WOTC is still the company that saved DnD from the dark days of TSR, or if they are turning into their predecessor.How does WOTC proceed from here?  Is it bringing PDF sales in house?  Are they going to be tied to DDI?Honestly if the sales are going in house, please say so.  Most will not mind waiting a month for you to set it up.  Though really it should have been ready prior to the pulling the plug.I guess the only big question I could ask is:How does WOTC plan to bring me back as a returning customer when the last WOTC DnD Book I bought (new) was a 3.5E book?While I like the things I've heard on DDI, since I'm not running or playing any 4E games can I actually justify paying a 'monthly' subscription for it?My suggestion on that is a carrot to the 'old dogs' among us, it doesn't require a lot of active support either.  Slowly (say one man-day a month) add the old editions to the DDI fold of information.  Yes that's a pipe dream, but it shows a way that you can gain revenue from ones such as myself that haven't enriched WOTC's coffers in over a year (with the exception of a box of Miniatures purchased here and there for DnD game use).Other small ones not as important:Any plans for one time releases (i.e. one printing) of old edition books/modules?Any plans for one time releases (unsupported by additional products) of other campaign worlds?  (i.e. Dragonlance / Greyhawk / Darksun / Spelljammer)Any plans to re-license any of those above worlds?Tell him thanks for his time and to get a new PR person.</blockquote>

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