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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 4742819" data-attributes="member: 59506"><p><strong>You have got to be Kidding Me!</strong></p><p> </p><p>Talk about throwing out the baby with the bathwater!</p><p> </p><p>What's next, are you guys going to pull all <em>Dungeon</em> and <em>Dragon Magazine</em> .pdf's also? Because those are just as easy to distribute online as any .pdf's from RPGNow and Paizo.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>"We are exploring other options for digitial distribution of our content..."</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>Do you honestly expect anyone here to believe we will <strong>EVER</strong> see .pdf's provided in a timely manner? If Ever? Do you honestly expect anyone here to believe WotC will ever make this a priority? Do you even have enough people left working there after all of the layoffs to be able to <em>explore other options</em>?</p><p> </p><p>Before 4E was released we were promised .pdf's at a nominal fee if one bought a hard copy. WoTC wasn't able to pull that off, and instead sold 4E .pdf's at near full price (actually full price since buying all three core books in .pdf cost more than what I paid for the core book collection at 4E's release). How do you honestly expect us to believe your <em><strong>explorations</strong></em> will bear fruit?</p><p> </p><p>And your complete screw-up of the PR on this - this is the last damn straw.</p><p> </p><p>We, your customers, have put up with being belittled for wanting an Adventure Path synopsis for <em>Scales of War</em>. And then had to be content with the insulting scraps we were provided.</p><p> </p><p>We, your customers, had to e-mail and post hundreds of complaints (in actuality probably more) in order to get separate art and maps provided for <em>Dungeon</em> and <em>Dragon</em>. Yes, they were eventually provided, but why did it have to be so begrudging - as if you were simply humoring us silly fans/customers?</p><p> </p><p>We, your customers, are still waiting for the digital products that were promised to be online over 10 months ago (with some probably still as much as a year away).</p><p> </p><p>We, your customers, are still angry about not having .pdf's available at a nominal fee <strong><em>AS PROMISED</em></strong>.</p><p> </p><p>And now there are <strong><em>NO</em></strong> .pdf's - period!</p><p> </p><p>We, your customers, are also left holding the bag for the loss of downloads that were purchased <strong><em>IN GOOD FAITH</em></strong> (whether part of a contract with WoTC or not, this reflects on you - how can you imagine it wouldn't?).</p><p> </p><p>On top of it all, <em><strong>I don't even like 4E</strong></em>. However, I've supported WotC, because of the hobby I love, by spending at least $200 in the last 10 months (Core Books, DDI sub, Adventurers Vault, H1-H3, etc.).</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Well not anymore!</em></strong> Apparently I need to be beat over the head a good five or six times by WotC before I realize that WoTC <em><strong>does not care about me or any other of their customers</strong></em>.</p><p> </p><p>I am done with you, <em>Wizards of the Coast</em>.</p><p> </p><p>I am canceling my DDI sub immediately, and will not be purchasing any of your products from here on out. I have more than enough books and meterials to last me two lifetimes. That didn't keep me from buying more, but I will no longer be buying from you. That money will now go towards an ENWorld Community Supporter acount (at least until you decide that ENWorld is competing with you also and shut this down).</p><p> </p><p>My threshold has been reached. I do <em><strong>not</strong></em> wish WotC continued success. I do wish it a painful and messy death along the lines of TSR.</p><p> </p><p>D&D will last forever. The OGL has ensured that. But I truly hope that WotC does not. And I truly hope that there are many more that feel the same. I hope that it foreshadows renewed interest in and success for OGL third party publishers (and other game systems), because if D&D is to survive it's up to them and us fans - especially as it seems obvious to me - WotC will, if they continue upon the path they are on, kill 4E and their company.</p><p> </p><p>Goodbye and Good Riddance, Wizards of the Coast!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 4742819, member: 59506"] [B]You have got to be Kidding Me![/B] Talk about throwing out the baby with the bathwater! What's next, are you guys going to pull all [I]Dungeon[/I] and [I]Dragon Magazine[/I] .pdf's also? Because those are just as easy to distribute online as any .pdf's from RPGNow and Paizo. [I][B]"We are exploring other options for digitial distribution of our content..."[/B][/I] Do you honestly expect anyone here to believe we will [B]EVER[/B] see .pdf's provided in a timely manner? If Ever? Do you honestly expect anyone here to believe WotC will ever make this a priority? Do you even have enough people left working there after all of the layoffs to be able to [I]explore other options[/I]? Before 4E was released we were promised .pdf's at a nominal fee if one bought a hard copy. WoTC wasn't able to pull that off, and instead sold 4E .pdf's at near full price (actually full price since buying all three core books in .pdf cost more than what I paid for the core book collection at 4E's release). How do you honestly expect us to believe your [I][B]explorations[/B][/I] will bear fruit? And your complete screw-up of the PR on this - this is the last damn straw. We, your customers, have put up with being belittled for wanting an Adventure Path synopsis for [I]Scales of War[/I]. And then had to be content with the insulting scraps we were provided. We, your customers, had to e-mail and post hundreds of complaints (in actuality probably more) in order to get separate art and maps provided for [I]Dungeon[/I] and [I]Dragon[/I]. Yes, they were eventually provided, but why did it have to be so begrudging - as if you were simply humoring us silly fans/customers? We, your customers, are still waiting for the digital products that were promised to be online over 10 months ago (with some probably still as much as a year away). We, your customers, are still angry about not having .pdf's available at a nominal fee [B][I]AS PROMISED[/I][/B]. And now there are [B][I]NO[/I][/B] .pdf's - period! We, your customers, are also left holding the bag for the loss of downloads that were purchased [B][I]IN GOOD FAITH[/I][/B] (whether part of a contract with WoTC or not, this reflects on you - how can you imagine it wouldn't?). On top of it all, [I][B]I don't even like 4E[/B][/I]. However, I've supported WotC, because of the hobby I love, by spending at least $200 in the last 10 months (Core Books, DDI sub, Adventurers Vault, H1-H3, etc.). [B][I]Well not anymore![/I][/B] Apparently I need to be beat over the head a good five or six times by WotC before I realize that WoTC [I][B]does not care about me or any other of their customers[/B][/I]. I am done with you, [I]Wizards of the Coast[/I]. I am canceling my DDI sub immediately, and will not be purchasing any of your products from here on out. I have more than enough books and meterials to last me two lifetimes. That didn't keep me from buying more, but I will no longer be buying from you. That money will now go towards an ENWorld Community Supporter acount (at least until you decide that ENWorld is competing with you also and shut this down). My threshold has been reached. I do [I][B]not[/B][/I] wish WotC continued success. I do wish it a painful and messy death along the lines of TSR. D&D will last forever. The OGL has ensured that. But I truly hope that WotC does not. And I truly hope that there are many more that feel the same. I hope that it foreshadows renewed interest in and success for OGL third party publishers (and other game systems), because if D&D is to survive it's up to them and us fans - especially as it seems obvious to me - WotC will, if they continue upon the path they are on, kill 4E and their company. Goodbye and Good Riddance, Wizards of the Coast! [/QUOTE]
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