It really is a sad day in mudville.
WoTC doesnt renew the Character Gen with Code Monkey Publishing.
WoTC doesnt renew the Publishing of Dungeon & Dragon Mags with Paizo.
Whats next???
The Cancellation of Gen Cons?
I understand economics and the evolution of products. How can you say that after 30 years you feel that Dungeon & Dragon will no longer be published. You don't get rid of an Icon. Its like removing the Presidents of our currency or Changing of State Flags.
Yes I would have to say that publishing costs have increased by a huge amount. (Damn Oil Prices). For the longest time Dragon was published and pushed out each month with just filler. When Paizo took over they upgraded the look of the magazine (Still dont like how Dragon is written), some crazy font choices inside still boggle me, Perfect bounded it, upgraded the paper and COLOR!!!! So of course the price would have to come up.
With the age of computers we have now people want things in electronic form granted; however, you still need to print a hard copy for use in a game and don't you feel its much better to have it already in that format? Ok the wife took much glee when I told her this news. I have a collection of all but 15-20 dragons in hard copy and well it takes up huge amounts of space. I will even say about of the 355 issues only like 35 or so are useable to any degree. Around 300 still the magazine was in the 2.0 and beginning the climb to 3.0 - Here cure was to have me sell them since I no longer use them. I had to break it to her that she would be leaving me before those magazines ever did.