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<blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 3243601" data-attributes="member: 10177"><p>I have to admit I was shocked to find the last 3 issues full (well, containing a lot) of useful material. It may end up being a good thing ENWorlders told me how awesome the "Igwilv" related articles have been. There is a lot of stuff even a Castles and Crusades CK can make use of. Plus their players if the CK likes the material.</p><p></p><p>I have to admit, this guy named "Erik Mona" seems to have worked wonders for not only Dungeon, but Dragon mag as well. I may end up regretting having ignored Dragon even though I saw the immediate improvement in Dungeon. Unfortunately I thought I would find even less use for Dragon with me switching to C&C. That looks to have been an incorrect assumption on my part. One it looks like I will finally be correcting.</p><p></p><p>I was also guessing, making the assumption, that fewer LGS' were also effecting the numbers.</p><p></p><p>I am also guessing that the price point for buying books is so much higher today than in the 80's. Inflation and all that may justify it, but it still bothers me a lot more to pay $30 to $40 for a book than it did for me to pay $15. The "reality" of economics is not going to change that perception. Especially since the "reality" of economics still says I have a budget to keep. $30 to $40 hurts my budget a good bit more than $15.00, which is why I buy so many of the adventures. They fall within that price range a lot more frequently than the HB books.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So irregardless of how economics "justify" WOTC's and everyone elses high prices, budgetary contraints are still going to limit how much people buy. The smaller their "budget" the fewer gaming items they will buy. So kids getting into the hobby is going to be much less likely now a days.</p><p></p><p>Its easier to get your parents to buy you a $4.00 booster pack to make you happy than it is to get them to drop $30 to $40 on a book.</p><p></p><p>So basically, inflation and increased costs are pricing more and more potential customers out of the potential market. So therefore RPG's are being forced to cut their own throat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Treebore, post: 3243601, member: 10177"] I have to admit I was shocked to find the last 3 issues full (well, containing a lot) of useful material. It may end up being a good thing ENWorlders told me how awesome the "Igwilv" related articles have been. There is a lot of stuff even a Castles and Crusades CK can make use of. Plus their players if the CK likes the material. I have to admit, this guy named "Erik Mona" seems to have worked wonders for not only Dungeon, but Dragon mag as well. I may end up regretting having ignored Dragon even though I saw the immediate improvement in Dungeon. Unfortunately I thought I would find even less use for Dragon with me switching to C&C. That looks to have been an incorrect assumption on my part. One it looks like I will finally be correcting. I was also guessing, making the assumption, that fewer LGS' were also effecting the numbers. I am also guessing that the price point for buying books is so much higher today than in the 80's. Inflation and all that may justify it, but it still bothers me a lot more to pay $30 to $40 for a book than it did for me to pay $15. The "reality" of economics is not going to change that perception. Especially since the "reality" of economics still says I have a budget to keep. $30 to $40 hurts my budget a good bit more than $15.00, which is why I buy so many of the adventures. They fall within that price range a lot more frequently than the HB books. So irregardless of how economics "justify" WOTC's and everyone elses high prices, budgetary contraints are still going to limit how much people buy. The smaller their "budget" the fewer gaming items they will buy. So kids getting into the hobby is going to be much less likely now a days. Its easier to get your parents to buy you a $4.00 booster pack to make you happy than it is to get them to drop $30 to $40 on a book. So basically, inflation and increased costs are pricing more and more potential customers out of the potential market. So therefore RPG's are being forced to cut their own throat. [/QUOTE]
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