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<blockquote data-quote="Wisdom Penalty" data-source="post: 4277001" data-attributes="member: 13287"><p>Look, I'm happy the design and development direction of 4E has attracted an unheralded customer base. I'm hopeful some of those customers are new gamers or gamers from 1E who are returning to the fold (like myself). Every indication is that it's a huge success on many levels. Great.</p><p></p><p>But...and this is a big "but"...shouldn't we have been better prepared to handle the demand? Amazon, in particular, has known pre-orders for some time. How can it be out?</p><p></p><p>I went to four different bookstores today in my area. Sold out. Sold out. Sold out. Sold out. And these are with significant numbers previously ordered (comparable to the size of the store and past D&D demand).</p><p></p><p>Did someone screw up? How can the demand so quickly and so emphatically out-race supply? Isn't that Economics 101?</p><p></p><p>A second printing before the release date? Again, that's great for our hobby. But doesn't that point to some pretty bad estimates going into this thing?</p><p></p><p>I hope we (and by 'we' I mean - WotC) learns it's lesson from this and does a better job of giving the community what it wants, when it wants, in the future. While there certainly won't be the number of sales for subsequent books (splat book volumes supposedly suck when compared to core book orders), I'd hope there's a better estimation process in place.</p><p></p><p>Ah well...I guess it's better than if sales were the same as 3E or what-not. But it's still upsetting.</p><p></p><p>End whine.</p><p></p><p>Wis</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wisdom Penalty, post: 4277001, member: 13287"] Look, I'm happy the design and development direction of 4E has attracted an unheralded customer base. I'm hopeful some of those customers are new gamers or gamers from 1E who are returning to the fold (like myself). Every indication is that it's a huge success on many levels. Great. But...and this is a big "but"...shouldn't we have been better prepared to handle the demand? Amazon, in particular, has known pre-orders for some time. How can it be out? I went to four different bookstores today in my area. Sold out. Sold out. Sold out. Sold out. And these are with significant numbers previously ordered (comparable to the size of the store and past D&D demand). Did someone screw up? How can the demand so quickly and so emphatically out-race supply? Isn't that Economics 101? A second printing before the release date? Again, that's great for our hobby. But doesn't that point to some pretty bad estimates going into this thing? I hope we (and by 'we' I mean - WotC) learns it's lesson from this and does a better job of giving the community what it wants, when it wants, in the future. While there certainly won't be the number of sales for subsequent books (splat book volumes supposedly suck when compared to core book orders), I'd hope there's a better estimation process in place. Ah well...I guess it's better than if sales were the same as 3E or what-not. But it's still upsetting. End whine. Wis [/QUOTE]
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