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Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Thread Started on Apr 8, 2009, 8:17pm »

... in the form of another hardcover book.

Voting with our dollars is the best way to say what we think to WotC. I encourage you to do the same.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #1 on Apr 8, 2009, 8:45pm »

I like that Idea wotc has done us a great disservice and needs to feel our displeasure for their ill advised strategy .

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #2 on Apr 9, 2009, 1:31pm »

I agree with the sentiment, but how are they going to know that you bought S&W?

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #3 on Apr 9, 2009, 5:07pm »

I, for one will mail them my receipt, with an explanatory note.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #4 on Apr 9, 2009, 9:47pm »

I vote with my dollar by walking past 4E books at the store without opening them. Now if WotC would hire some real talent and produce AD&D modules, it'd be a different story.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #5 on Apr 10, 2009, 9:10am »

Apr 9, 2009, 5:07pm, garish wrote:

I, for one will mail them my receipt, with an explanatory note.

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Shouldn't that be Senator Blutarski?

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #6 on Apr 14, 2009, 10:19am »

I made unto them an email with a copy of my receipt still no reply .
Maybe they don't get it . :'(

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #7 on Apr 14, 2009, 1:05pm »

I haven't been buying from Wotzee in awhile. My last purchases from them was the beginning of my OD&D collection which slowed down when money got tighter. As a rule though I have only been buying from TLG and when I get some cash on hand some S&W stuff. This recent turn of events has actually put me off completing my OD&D pdfs when or if they ever get released again.

It would take something big for me to even consider buying from them again.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #8 on Apr 15, 2009, 5:06am »

same here after playing swords and wizardry I doubt I'll go back to wizbro stuff .

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #9 on Apr 15, 2009, 12:20pm »

As much as we like to lambaste WotC, S&W wouldn't be possible without the OGL which was entirely orchestrated by WotC. The OGL is a move TSR would NEVER have made, ever, well not after Gary and crew had to sell.

I've just been thinking during this last year that we've been doing a lot of remembering who gave us these great gifts of gaming, we should remember that we owe a debt to WotC as well.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #10 on Apr 15, 2009, 12:28pm »

Apr 9, 2009, 1:31pm, busman wrote:

I agree with the sentiment, but how are they going to know that you bought S&W?

It wouldn't matter for them to know about "me", in particular. If enough of us vote with our dollars, however, WotC will notice, if that's not already the case.

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I agree. Bear in mind that none of the people responsible for the OGL still work at WotC, however.

Today's WotC is not the 2000's WotC. Its attitude is more akin to T$R's right now, I believe.

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #11 on Apr 15, 2009, 12:34pm »

That is true and I have been feeling a disturbance in the force. As if an old evil long forgotten has returned...

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #12 on Apr 15, 2009, 1:03pm »

Yup, feels like she's back, doesn't it?

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Re: Due to WotC's attitude, I bought more S&W...
« Reply #13 on Apr 15, 2009, 2:14pm »

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