| jfrazier |
I am a long time buyer of D&D related material (20+ years), but no longer. I haven't purchased much over the last several years, but after recently playing through Neverwinter Nights (admittedly a latecomer) I decided to fire up my modeling skills and create some very Greyhawk-specific content for the upcoming NWN2 game (I am a banking programmer by day). For research I decided to purchase the latest and greatest Greyhawk products to brush up on the current canon, only to discover that there are none to be had (again, a latecomer). A few Google searches later turned me up here (I absolutely refuse to post on the "Hasbeen" site, WOTC). If any Hasbro executives happen to read this (which is unlikely given that they seem to be currently disembodied from their customer base), I will no longer be buying your products. I would urge any Greyhawk fan to follow suit. From personal experience in the corporate work force this is the only means of customer satisfaction. The $60 I very recently wasted on the 3.5 core rules (or, should I say, beefed up plastic miniature rules), is the last that I will ever spend on D&D. From this day forward, I will do all of my RPG shopping on EBay where real D&D content is still available.
Erik Mona, I have much respect for what you have done for the Greyhawk campaign, but I fear your efforts are fruitless and it is a losing battle that you fight. Corporate mentality does not take customer wishes into account. It only takes their pocket books into account.
It is irritating to me to see posts from people screaming for more Greyhawk material, and then to turn around and post about how much they love the other content that they've purchased from Hasbeen. It is this type of data mined pattern that will keep Greyhawk dead. As long as they are still getting your money, they have no real motivation to give you the product that you desire. I, for one, will have no part of it.
- former TSR/WOTC customer