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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 4280469" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Oh, let's not paint everyone curiously asking questions with that broad brush. Personally, I am noticing some doubt because there seems to be plenty of actual books available, just not the gift sets. Seems like the sleeves/slip covers are in short supply. Seems like a lot of folks who might have been interested in just getting two of the books, mostly the PH/MM combo people (though I suppose there are some PH/DMG people, too) figured the early bird specials on getting all three were too good to pass up. Naturally, if you are getting all three, going for the gift set was the obvious choice.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the Amazon bestseller lists seems to bear this out to some degree but it will be interesting to see what WotC does to rectify the imbalance. Making slip covers available to retailers might be one solution. Hopefully the brick and mortar FLGSs were not unable to do well with sales of the new edition due to increased competition from online deep discounters, big box stores and retail bookstores. I know not everyone has a good FLGS in their area but those who do know how valuable they can be to their gaming.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think anyone who is a gamer knows that success for WotC's flagship RPG is a good thing for the industry as a whole. It creates positive buzz that permeates through all levels and tiers of the gaming industry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark, post: 4280469, member: 5"] Oh, let's not paint everyone curiously asking questions with that broad brush. Personally, I am noticing some doubt because there seems to be plenty of actual books available, just not the gift sets. Seems like the sleeves/slip covers are in short supply. Seems like a lot of folks who might have been interested in just getting two of the books, mostly the PH/MM combo people (though I suppose there are some PH/DMG people, too) figured the early bird specials on getting all three were too good to pass up. Naturally, if you are getting all three, going for the gift set was the obvious choice. Anyway, the Amazon bestseller lists seems to bear this out to some degree but it will be interesting to see what WotC does to rectify the imbalance. Making slip covers available to retailers might be one solution. Hopefully the brick and mortar FLGSs were not unable to do well with sales of the new edition due to increased competition from online deep discounters, big box stores and retail bookstores. I know not everyone has a good FLGS in their area but those who do know how valuable they can be to their gaming. I think anyone who is a gamer knows that success for WotC's flagship RPG is a good thing for the industry as a whole. It creates positive buzz that permeates through all levels and tiers of the gaming industry. [/QUOTE]
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