I just did the survey you had posted, and I noticed something that kind of depressed me. I have been unemployed for the last year or so, and the answers I gave on purchasing patterns I put in reflect my current (almost nonexistent) budget, not the purchasing patterns I would be using if I had the disposable income I would have if I were working.
*Heavy sigh*
You could probably easily triple my purchasing notes otherwise.
I was hoping for a free form input section on the survey. I guess that is what the message board is for huh?
Perhaps you want to know why I only recently decided to subscribe to Dragon? I used to pick up dragon when I was a kid at my FLGS, but stopped when it started getting awful. Now, it's reminding me of the dragon of old, where you could learn really useful stuff... and not just a pile of new feats and skills that my DM won't let me use. The cross content Wormfood articles with the Age of Worms was another enticement. Now I can get the extra content for an AP that I want. I subscribed partially with the understanding the AP3 will have this same sort of deal.
Dungeon I subscribed to and went back and bought to the first issue without Polyhedron. I never much cared for polyhedron (*ducks*), and prefer the extra space devoted to what I want... really cool adventures I can run in a couple sessions. The magazine seems to be in a rennisance of sorts, really top notch and I enjoy reading it cover to cover each month... only now I do it with a subscription.