You do have to wonder when adventures stopped selling. Was it 2e and the plenthora of settings? 3e and the Ashardalon adventure path? Was it competition with splatbooks?Some of those old adventures have crazy levels of sales.
The adventures don't sell thing came from late 2E after the wotc buyout. 2E adventures did not sell that well, 1E and Basic ones did. Usually ones with Gygaxs name on them.
Paizo also did the adventure thing. The key is I think good adventures with a popular edition that aren't to complicated and not competing with mechanical bloat.
You do have to wonder when adventures stopped selling. Was it 2e and the plenthora of settings? 3e and the Ashardalon adventure path? Was it competition with splatbooks?
You do have to wonder when adventures stopped selling. Was it 2e and the plenthora of settings? 3e and the Ashardalon adventure path? Was it competition with splatbooks?
It's not really that adventures stopped selling. During the ages of 2nd and 3rd edition, you had more books coming out that allowed you to create your own adventures. Really all 5th edition has done is limit the selections of products because there are a lot of people who would rather have something than nothing. The less choices you give people, the more they will buy the next thing that comes around.
D&D is the fantasy gaming poster child. It not dominating that particular sub-chart would be a problem.
I think it was during 4e that they said adventures didn't sell, commenting on adventure sales in either 3e/4e. But I forget where. I wonder if it was related to the standard 4e sales slump...It's not really that adventures stopped selling. During the ages of 2nd and 3rd edition, you had more books coming out that allowed you to create your own adventures.
Fewer products that sell better as they appeal to a wider audience? Sounds like a winning strategy to me.Really all 5th edition has done is limit the selections of products because there are a lot of people who would rather have something than nothing. The less choices you give people, the more they will buy the next thing that comes around.