My main concern is that this will be the approach moving forward.
Feywild, dragonlance etc, - $70 for a book of monsters, an adventure and a source book bound as 3 distinct books. This could indicate a shift by wizards to get an extra $20 out of us all
My main concern is that this will be the approach moving forward.
Feywild, dragonlance etc, - $70 for a book of monsters, an adventure and a source book bound as 3 distinct books. This could indicate a shift by wizards to get an extra $20 out of us all
Then don't buy their stuff. i won't be. I will never understand this fixation to own every single thing pumped out by a publisher, when the product is accepted as subpar or poor value for the dollar.
The problem is that we want to buy some stuff. It's a shame that I can't get into Spelljammer because they want to charge a fortune for it. However, if this is the norm...then that's all new content put beyond those of us who don't think it's worth it. Is it end of the world? No, but it's a shame that more Ryan a few people have been priced out of the hobby. I'd generally prefer to buy adventures rather than homebrew.
We'll see. The expansion box set dropped in price almost immediately after launch, maybe this will too and it's just milking those who preorder. The DDB price worries me the moough. I can (kind of) see the physical set being $70 with the map and stuff. The luxury sets have been pricey (cf Strahd), but DDB doesn't have that excuse. It's just the content, and that's not a lot. Hopefully, it's just a blind oversight. Perhaps they just whacked $20 off blindly and figured we were due an increase without thinking about it. Maybe they'll review it and bring it back down to a more reasonable price. I have to say though, if they actually think that a 70% price hike is reasonable...then I think we're not going to see eye-to-eye on what's value for money. I'm just sad thst I'm being prices out of the game, and I think Scarloc feels similarly.
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I think it is worth noting that there is a reason digital prices are tied to book prices--if the digital version drastically undercuts the physical version, the physical version will not sell as well. Historically, that has meant that Wizards gets a smaller cut of the pie and it would put additional pressure on Local Game Stores and other retailers, who would be left with a bunch of physical product they might not be able to move as easily.
I think we can expect that physical books will drive the price of digital books into the future, even with Hasbro/Wizards claiming 100% of the profits rather than just their share under a license agreement. They are still not going to want to drive down the cost of physical books too much, since that could have repercussions for both their own bottom line and for the retailers they rely upon.
But I also think we will not see a large influx of products like this Spelljammer one. Spelljammer occupies a unique position insofar as it is something players have been demanding for years and which is a pretty drastic departure in tone from the rest of D&D. It makes a lot of sense to create a premium product for something so anticipated and to have the books be split up in a way that allows you to better compartmentalize information shared with players. There might be a few of these more premium products released--perhaps one a year or so--but I would bet the majority of products will be more traditional releases.
Considering the inflationary spike in prices for just about everything in the US that could have an influence as well.
Maybe if packaging up these three books doesn’t sell as well as they expected they might go to selling campaign setting separately from adventures in the future. Who knows.
Dnd beyond has a wonderful system where you can cherry pick what you want from the books. If you don't want to pay the full price but there are specific things that interest you, then just by the individual set and you save yourself (in this case) over 30 dollars
Considering the inflationary spike in prices for just about everything in the US
It's not the US, Europe is the same. Every retailer in the gaming industries was warned of a price pike that is coming soon and wont be just 1 or 2 euros. The prices of transport, paper and cardboard are spiking so games will be very impacted. Every distributor and editor has warned them.
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My main concern is that this will be the approach moving forward.
Feywild, dragonlance etc, - $70 for a book of monsters, an adventure and a source book bound as 3 distinct books. This could indicate a shift by wizards to get an extra $20 out of us all
The problem is that we want to buy some stuff. It's a shame that I can't get into Spelljammer because they want to charge a fortune for it. However, if this is the norm...then that's all new content put beyond those of us who don't think it's worth it. Is it end of the world? No, but it's a shame that more Ryan a few people have been priced out of the hobby. I'd generally prefer to buy adventures rather than homebrew.
We'll see. The expansion box set dropped in price almost immediately after launch, maybe this will too and it's just milking those who preorder. The DDB price worries me the moough. I can (kind of) see the physical set being $70 with the map and stuff. The luxury sets have been pricey (cf Strahd), but DDB doesn't have that excuse. It's just the content, and that's not a lot. Hopefully, it's just a blind oversight. Perhaps they just whacked $20 off blindly and figured we were due an increase without thinking about it. Maybe they'll review it and bring it back down to a more reasonable price. I have to say though, if they actually think that a 70% price hike is reasonable...then I think we're not going to see eye-to-eye on what's value for money. I'm just sad thst I'm being prices out of the game, and I think Scarloc feels similarly.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
I think it is worth noting that there is a reason digital prices are tied to book prices--if the digital version drastically undercuts the physical version, the physical version will not sell as well. Historically, that has meant that Wizards gets a smaller cut of the pie and it would put additional pressure on Local Game Stores and other retailers, who would be left with a bunch of physical product they might not be able to move as easily.
I think we can expect that physical books will drive the price of digital books into the future, even with Hasbro/Wizards claiming 100% of the profits rather than just their share under a license agreement. They are still not going to want to drive down the cost of physical books too much, since that could have repercussions for both their own bottom line and for the retailers they rely upon.
But I also think we will not see a large influx of products like this Spelljammer one. Spelljammer occupies a unique position insofar as it is something players have been demanding for years and which is a pretty drastic departure in tone from the rest of D&D. It makes a lot of sense to create a premium product for something so anticipated and to have the books be split up in a way that allows you to better compartmentalize information shared with players. There might be a few of these more premium products released--perhaps one a year or so--but I would bet the majority of products will be more traditional releases.
Considering the inflationary spike in prices for just about everything in the US that could have an influence as well.
Maybe if packaging up these three books doesn’t sell as well as they expected they might go to selling campaign setting separately from adventures in the future. Who knows.
EZD6 by DM Scotty
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397599/EZD6-Core-Rulebook?
Dnd beyond has a wonderful system where you can cherry pick what you want from the books. If you don't want to pay the full price but there are specific things that interest you, then just by the individual set and you save yourself (in this case) over 30 dollars
It's not the US, Europe is the same. Every retailer in the gaming industries was warned of a price pike that is coming soon and wont be just 1 or 2 euros. The prices of transport, paper and cardboard are spiking so games will be very impacted. Every distributor and editor has warned them.