This isn’t new to the gaming community but it’s definitely a hot topic at the moment. Wizards of the Coast, in attempt to deal with internet piracy, has pulled all sales of PDF’s from online stores, like Paizo and RPGNow.
Now I’ve not taken a stand on the issue yet nor have I been able to discuss much about it within the community, but I am gathering as much information as I can before I decide what I will think about the matter.
Some of the stuff that is heavily influencing me right now can be found here, through these links(and even more links attached to them):
http://lotfp.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-despise-softball-interviews-that-are.html
http://rpgpundit.xanga.com/698172157/item/
The second like is particularly good because Ryan Dancey is commenting about what he had seen in the industry when he was part of wizards but it’s quite scary to hear his insights because you can see that happening.
Another issue that compounds this one is the fact that Dave Arneson just recently died. He was the father of the industry while Gary Gygax was it’s handler. If the edition wars haven’t been in full swing in a while, they will soon be doing so once more.
I hope the community can pull through these turbulent times, and we can all return to our gaming discussion. Maybe WotC can learn from it’s mistake and actually listen to the Community, but that’s asking for too much in my case.
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