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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 4747654" data-attributes="member: 426"><p>I am still going over this complicated affair, but I would like to make a few comments based on what I have read so far.</p><p></p><p>All businesses, I believe, depend heavily on their reputation. Indeed, perhaps credibility is the ONLY thing that companies have in the end. If you have faith in a company and its products, you will patronize that company. If not, you will likely move on elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>I do not like the removal of the PDFs. First, it does seem to have infuriated a great many gamers. People were expecting products and cannot get them now. So, I understand the anger. What I am puzzled at is what seems to be poor handling of the public relations storm around this. (I realize that often companies can't always comment on some things, such as legal matters and future plans.) I have to wonder why things were handled in this way. It has hurt the company's image with many customers, and may make other companies more reluctant to carry WotC's products or create works derived from WotC's products. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I do understand why WotC is concerned about piracy, but I am not sure what can be done to stop it. For every way to stop piracy, someone will find a way around it.</p><p></p><p>So, I would hope that we get some more communication soon from WotC, particularly on what happens next. At the same time, we should remember that while we may hold different opinions in this thread that we are bound together by a love of gaming and a desire to have fun. So, I would hope that in the end, we will continue to talk with each other. I like to think that what unites us is ultimately more important than what divides us. </p><p></p><p>So, let's keep talking -- whether or not we think WotC was justified in its actions or what game we play -- and hopefully we can all meet as friends at the gaming table.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 4747654, member: 426"] I am still going over this complicated affair, but I would like to make a few comments based on what I have read so far. All businesses, I believe, depend heavily on their reputation. Indeed, perhaps credibility is the ONLY thing that companies have in the end. If you have faith in a company and its products, you will patronize that company. If not, you will likely move on elsewhere. I do not like the removal of the PDFs. First, it does seem to have infuriated a great many gamers. People were expecting products and cannot get them now. So, I understand the anger. What I am puzzled at is what seems to be poor handling of the public relations storm around this. (I realize that often companies can't always comment on some things, such as legal matters and future plans.) I have to wonder why things were handled in this way. It has hurt the company's image with many customers, and may make other companies more reluctant to carry WotC's products or create works derived from WotC's products. I do understand why WotC is concerned about piracy, but I am not sure what can be done to stop it. For every way to stop piracy, someone will find a way around it. So, I would hope that we get some more communication soon from WotC, particularly on what happens next. At the same time, we should remember that while we may hold different opinions in this thread that we are bound together by a love of gaming and a desire to have fun. So, I would hope that in the end, we will continue to talk with each other. I like to think that what unites us is ultimately more important than what divides us. So, let's keep talking -- whether or not we think WotC was justified in its actions or what game we play -- and hopefully we can all meet as friends at the gaming table. [/QUOTE]
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