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spike81101 10-29-04, 02:38 PM	Am I the only one that is disapointed in the latest articles on the D&D site? Steal this hook is great and all, but it requires a lot of work from the DM. The Eberron stuff might be good, but I don't play it because we've got 3 DM's and 3 current campaigns. It just seems to me that all of my favorite articles are done. I loved the epic insights, as well as minds eye, and those are both gone. I was just wondering if I'm the only one who looks at the site and finds less and less that they are interested in. Am I off my rocker, if there is good stuff that I'm not seeing please point me to it.
Seeker95 10-29-04, 03:12 PM	You're no off your rocker. Many of my favorite articles are no more. But I also like the articles that they are doing. Rules of the Game is great. I don't have the same insistence on a urination contest with the core rules that others have, so when I see a typo or a point with which I disagree, it really doesn't get my britches in a bunch. I know that thi ssets me apart (quite comfortably, at that) from many. [Note: none of this is directed toward or about Spike.] Random Encounters and Vicious Venues also give me much food for thought as I plan "unplanned" ancounters along the road for my players. Excellent diversions from the main campaign. And perfect for those times I simply could not finish what I was going to run in time. Far Corners is fantastic. I love expanding my spreadsheets of monsters, spells, and magic items. This is a very creative format in which to provide themed ideas. Character Class is also good, although not "for me". I have two new-to-D&D players in my campaign, and both of them have been able to use one of the two articles thus far provided. I have little use for the Product Spotlight (when something comes out, I buy it) but I understand why it is suitable for the official website of a product publisher! I miss Monster Mayhem, Dragons of the Realms, Elite Opponents, and Savage Progressions, each of which game me completely ready monsters / opponents / unexpected allies for my game. And while I don't use psionics in my game (at all -- never have and never will) I think the various Minds Eye and Psionic Bestiary articles were perfect for the audience that likes them. The website changes. Neither for the worse nor for the better. Most of the changes I like. Some I couldn't care less. But the website as a whole is perfect for what I need from it.