tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post7252463834954066341..comments2024-03-01T11:52:44.729-05:00Comments on Bat in the Attic: No Original PDFs for Old School MarketRobert Conleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-62817995816316849342009-04-07T08:39:00.000-04:002009-04-07T08:39:00.000-04:00Picking up the whole Chainmail + OD&D set was ...Picking up the whole Chainmail + OD&D set was on my list for the weekend, but I didn't get to it. Paizo didn't carry the 3 LBBs, so I didn't bother at all. I wanted them for reference and interest (the "history" you mention) for my retro-clone gaming. It's not like I'm now going to go buy 4e.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, if the 1981 B/X had been available as a PDF a few months back I would be playing that right now instead of Labyrinth Lord. Only the 1983 BECMI was available, so I went retro-clone.<BR/><BR/>Whatever the reason for not making the B/X available was, lack of PDFs had ALREADY convinced me to go an alternative route.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-57261922591330587292009-04-07T08:24:00.000-04:002009-04-07T08:24:00.000-04:00You know, I'd like to see more of the retro-cl...You know, I'd like to see more of the retro-clones start getting the due they deserve, and a little money. The only PDF, I wish I had gotten was the AD&D DMG. If there is any book that has been the most useful and most used in my collection, that would be it. Oh well, next time Gadget, next Time.Bonemasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179557302199193741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-85680076414148739242009-04-07T06:25:00.000-04:002009-04-07T06:25:00.000-04:00The average gamer would be no longer have ready ac...<I>The average gamer would be no longer have ready access to the history of their hobby.</I><BR/><BR/>That's what ticked me off most about this whole situation: the sense of "WotC HAET cultural memory!" that comes across.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if mining their hoard of old IP (repackage it with added kewl powers for 4E) is part of WOTCs actual marketing strategy. Why try to sell something new when you can just 're-imagine' and re-sell an old success?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.com