Yes, inflation is a factor. You have short sight, as another factor. Two decades is NOTHING. I'm talking much farther back than 2 decades. In actuality, the "modern" model I speak of is from around the mid-1970's, though it started before then.
Yes, inflation is a factor. You have short sight, as another factor. Two decades is NOTHING. I'm talking much farther back than 2 decades. In actuality, the "modern" model I speak of is from around the mid-1970's, though it started before then.
... when D&D 3.0 came out, they purposefully and intentionally made their very good product available for $20 a book (DMG/PHB and MM). They publicized that they DIDN"T want to find out how high of a price they can charge for their product. This opened the game up to many more people that wouldn't have started to play based on the price point alone.
Meaning WotC, according to you, didn't follow the "modern model" two decades ago.
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Yes, inflation is a factor. You have short sight, as another factor. Two decades is NOTHING. I'm talking much farther back than 2 decades. In actuality, the "modern" model I speak of is from around the mid-1970's, though it started before then.
I do not think there is any such thing as a "modern model" or whatever you are talking about. Business practices and regulations have changed over the years, but there is no such thing as the "good old days" when publically traded companies do not attempt to maximize profit. That is just bias and nostalgia distorting facts and reality.
It is not difficult at all to just look up inflation and prices on Google to see that prices adjusted for inflation did not change that much.
+ Revenue. WotC have billions of dollars to throw around, and they are consistently generating more money.
Revenue is not the same as profit. I'm sure WotC is doing more than fine, but "billions of dollars to throw around" is more than a little unlikely unless you count regular, everyday expenses like wages and keeping the lights on as money being thrown around.
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Yes, inflation is a factor. You have short sight, as another factor. Two decades is NOTHING. I'm talking much farther back than 2 decades. In actuality, the "modern" model I speak of is from around the mid-1970's, though it started before then.
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Thing is, you posted this:
Meaning WotC, according to you, didn't follow the "modern model" two decades ago.
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I do not think there is any such thing as a "modern model" or whatever you are talking about. Business practices and regulations have changed over the years, but there is no such thing as the "good old days" when publically traded companies do not attempt to maximize profit. That is just bias and nostalgia distorting facts and reality.
It is not difficult at all to just look up inflation and prices on Google to see that prices adjusted for inflation did not change that much.
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Revenue is not the same as profit. I'm sure WotC is doing more than fine, but "billions of dollars to throw around" is more than a little unlikely unless you count regular, everyday expenses like wages and keeping the lights on as money being thrown around.
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