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4.33 Years in: What Now for 5E? (and have we reached "Peak Edition?")
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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7529794" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>Haven't read the thread yet, just my initial response to the OP question.</p><p></p><p>I don't think 5e has hit it's "peak" yet.</p><p></p><p>In regards to 2e, when talking about peaks are we talking when the most money was being made or when it published the most books? </p><p>For Money, I'd say it actually peaked far earlier than the mid-90s. I'd say the peak was probably around 92 or 93. It was bringing in around 100 million USD (so something like 200 million in todays dollars?) at that time...up from around 90 million a short time prior to that. By 95 that numbers was starting to crash...HARD.</p><p></p><p>With that in mind, depending on how one plays it, 5e has a LOOOONG way to peak money wise if one can play it smart. </p><p></p><p>Though some have pegged 1e making anywhere from 23 million to FAR MORE than that, there are those that would say that it was FAR more POPULAR than 2e during it's peak. I'd put that peak as others have said around 83. </p><p></p><p>If it was making more than 2e was in the early 90s (though there are MANY that would contest this idea), then we are looking at a HUGE amount of possibilities for 5e. </p><p></p><p>I don't think it's reached all the areas it can go yet and there are many various avenues it can be stretched to expand how much money it brings in. I don't think it is impossible to think that it could reach monetary heights larger than MtG IF (and that is a BIG IF) the right minds figure how to expand the audience, the right timing is there to help it expand the merchandise that can be sold, AND a great deal of luck.</p><p></p><p>Either way, I don't think (or maybe it's just hope) that it has a ways to go before hitting it's "peak"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7529794, member: 4348"] Haven't read the thread yet, just my initial response to the OP question. I don't think 5e has hit it's "peak" yet. In regards to 2e, when talking about peaks are we talking when the most money was being made or when it published the most books? For Money, I'd say it actually peaked far earlier than the mid-90s. I'd say the peak was probably around 92 or 93. It was bringing in around 100 million USD (so something like 200 million in todays dollars?) at that time...up from around 90 million a short time prior to that. By 95 that numbers was starting to crash...HARD. With that in mind, depending on how one plays it, 5e has a LOOOONG way to peak money wise if one can play it smart. Though some have pegged 1e making anywhere from 23 million to FAR MORE than that, there are those that would say that it was FAR more POPULAR than 2e during it's peak. I'd put that peak as others have said around 83. If it was making more than 2e was in the early 90s (though there are MANY that would contest this idea), then we are looking at a HUGE amount of possibilities for 5e. I don't think it's reached all the areas it can go yet and there are many various avenues it can be stretched to expand how much money it brings in. I don't think it is impossible to think that it could reach monetary heights larger than MtG IF (and that is a BIG IF) the right minds figure how to expand the audience, the right timing is there to help it expand the merchandise that can be sold, AND a great deal of luck. Either way, I don't think (or maybe it's just hope) that it has a ways to go before hitting it's "peak" [/QUOTE]
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