I think its fair to say that yesterday's happenings have many of us concerned for the fate of our Dungeon, and Dragon magazine downloads. Lisa stated here that they would remain for sale since they are covered under a different agreement.
However, it would be nice to know (if Paizo can comment) under what circumstances the magazines could get pulled. Could that agreement get terminated just as fast as the one that allowed Paizo to sell other WotC pdfs? Should we all be more vigilant about keeping copies of our purchases instead of just downloading them when we need them (I imagine that we already know the answer to this one)? Should we start spending more of our non-pathfinder-allocated dollars on magazine downloads?
In short, just how panicked should we be?
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I think its fair to say that yesterday's happenings have many of us concerned for the fate of our Dungeon, and Dragon magazine downloads. Lisa stated here that they would remain for sale since they are covered under a different agreement.
However, it would be nice to know (if Paizo can comment) under what circumstances the magazines could get pulled. Could that agreement get terminated just as fast as the one that allowed Paizo to sell other WotC pdfs? Should we all be more vigilant about keeping copies of our purchases instead of just downloading them when we need them (I imagine that we already know the answer to this one)? Should we start spending more of our non-pathfinder-allocated dollars on magazine downloads?
In short, just how panicked should we be?
I can tell you that the Dragon and Dungeon PDFs are covered by a different contract; thus, they remain available.
I can also tell you that many contracts have clauses that prohibit discussion of the specifics of the contract with other parties.
I can also tell you that many contracts have clauses that prohibit discussion of the specifics of the contract with other parties.
Wow, that's incredibly lame on WotCs part. They deserve to be driven out of business for such anti-customer practices.
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Wow, that's incredibly lame on WotCs part. They deserve to be driven out of business for such anti-customer practices.I can also tell you that many contracts have clauses that prohibit discussion of the specifics of the contract with other parties.
It's a fairly common practice for many, many companies.
It's a fairly common practice, not at all unique to Wizards.Wow, that's incredibly lame on WotCs part. They deserve to be driven out of business for such anti-customer practices.I can also tell you that many contracts have clauses that prohibit discussion of the specifics of the contract with other parties.
I think this is why I'm not made out for the business world. I would want people selling my products to be able to discuss their availability such that they can make good decisions. I can understand why companies do otherwise, I just can't respect it.
One of the reasons that I became interested in Paizo (and started buying!) is the company's dedication to communication with customers. This situation has to be painful for you guys. Thanks for dealing with it as openly as possible.