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I thought the response to be very lame, but that is just my opinion. For me, it did nothing but reiterate what they said before, only giving vague hints at possible online content in the indeterminable future. As a loyal subscriber to the magazines for the past seven years, this response does not satisfy me.

And the quote: “Yesterday was sad, but it was exciting, too. It’s exciting because I know something that you don’t know as yet. I know what happens next. And I can’t wait to share that with you, in all its glory. But I can’t do that today.”? - I’m sorry I know it wasn’t intended, but I found that to be outright insulting to me as a customer. I don’t like being kept ignorant. I am a customer who is upset at having her favorite magazines taken away from her, not a child to be teased as to what her birthday present might be. If they are going to yank the product away from me that I’ve been religiously purchasing for years, then could they please present to me a good explanation as to why and/or a more informed plan with what they have in mind as the alternative. As a customer I don’t think it’s too much to ask. After all, it is my money they wish to have, I need to have a very good and convincing reason to spend it. Keeping me in the dark about it only irritates me further and tempts me to spend my hard earned money on products from a company that does care.

I would not be nearly as upset as I am if WotC had handled this whole ordeal in a more professional manner such as how Paizo did.

As a loyal subscriber to both Dungeon and Dragon magazines, I was very dismayed when I found out that they are no longer going to be published. I love my magazines. I take them everywhere I go, I share them with my friends, and I take them with me to my D&D group every time we meet up for a session. Being a girl and being shy, it was very difficult for me at first to feel comfortable joining a predominately male hobby (at least it is where I live), but by reading the magazines I was able to have something in common to discuss with my fellow D&D players when I first started out all those years ago. Growing up on a farm and working in agriculture, one of my favorite things to do was/is to sit outside on my lunch break and read my magazines. I guess the bottom line is I have a lot of great memories with Dungeon and Dragon and I will miss them dearly.

I would like to take a moment to thank Paizo for doing such a wonderful job with the magazines. I am especially pleased with how you are dealing with the excess subscription credit. You generously offered me several informed options while WotC only offered vague hints at online content. I am sure that Pathfinder will be a very high quality adventure path book, but I feel it is a bit too expensive for me. However, after browsing your online store I have decided to choose a store credit. You have many products that I am interested in and I was very happy to see Privateer Press’ ‘HORDES’ in there. I am a very big fan of that game, which I first became interested in after I saw it advertized in Dungeon and Dragon magazines I might add!

As far as WotC is concerned, well... I am very disappointed in them. Unfortunately, it would not be the first time. I am not interested in online content. The last thing I want or need to do is to spend more time on the computer. One of the biggest reasons I got into D&D in the first place was because of the socialization aspect of it. It is something you can do face to face, not hide behind a monitor. If I wanted to go online for that kind of thing, I would play a MMO. I think they are making a mistake by ceasing publication, but I suppose only time will tell.

Anyway, thanks for all you have done, Paizo. I will continue to support you.