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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 5345443" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>What distresses me about this news is that it indicates that the hobby is not getting new players. <em>If </em>this were true.</p><p> </p><p>Hear me out.</p><p> </p><p>4E was designed to appeal to new players. Simplified system. Getting the word out through new channels. </p><p> </p><p>Pathfinder is the safe haven for older players - the dedicated fans who will purchase their products directly from the company or at hobby stores (it's not like PF has a real presence outside of the niche market). Their books are luxury priced, daunting for new players, etc.</p><p> </p><p>I can back this up at least anecdotally because I have 3 new players in my group. They will not consider purchasing the PF Core Rulebook, but D&D Essentials is something they are considering. [Even given the regular PF players, three will not purchase the book - to them it's too expensive and large.]</p><p> </p><p>Bascially, what this seems to tell me is only that Wizards isn't selling a lot of D&D books at hobby stores. My guess is that if you look at Amazon and big chain bookstores (which IME carry 4E products 3:1 over PF) and add to that the DDI subscriptions, WotC is quite healthy. </p><p> </p><p>Really, this probably says more about the health of hobby stores than it does about any of the companies represented.</p><p> </p><p>Retreater</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 5345443, member: 42040"] What distresses me about this news is that it indicates that the hobby is not getting new players. [I]If [/I]this were true. Hear me out. 4E was designed to appeal to new players. Simplified system. Getting the word out through new channels. Pathfinder is the safe haven for older players - the dedicated fans who will purchase their products directly from the company or at hobby stores (it's not like PF has a real presence outside of the niche market). Their books are luxury priced, daunting for new players, etc. I can back this up at least anecdotally because I have 3 new players in my group. They will not consider purchasing the PF Core Rulebook, but D&D Essentials is something they are considering. [Even given the regular PF players, three will not purchase the book - to them it's too expensive and large.] Bascially, what this seems to tell me is only that Wizards isn't selling a lot of D&D books at hobby stores. My guess is that if you look at Amazon and big chain bookstores (which IME carry 4E products 3:1 over PF) and add to that the DDI subscriptions, WotC is quite healthy. Really, this probably says more about the health of hobby stores than it does about any of the companies represented. Retreater [/QUOTE]
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