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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barastrondo" data-source="post: 4885208" data-attributes="member: 3820">Speaking as someone who'll be working the booth of That Other Company at GenCon, it's clear that WotC fears the release of Geist.Okay, I'm kidding. In all seriousness, it looks like a shrewd move to me. Seeding the market with more cheap PHBs is a clever thing to do, even if most people who'll buy them at GenCon with the "with any additional purchase" rider are going to be passing them out to friends. That's a neat viral trick. As for whether it "screws Paizo" or not, I actually doubt this is a move that would prevent people from picking up the Pathfinder hardcover. The buy-in for Pathfinder is $50, which tends to price it a little bit out of "impulse buy." People looking to get Pathfinder at GenCon are likely planning on it already. The cheap PHB with an additional purchase seems much more aimed at the impulse buyer. I would say that Paizo would be hurting from this only if they were relying on undecided gamers and impulse buyers for their sales, but they've done a great job of establishing a guaranteed market for what they're selling. Thanks to Edition War, plenty of people have been more and more inclined to make up their mind about whether they're "on one side" way before Pathfinder's formal debut. I doubt that this move is going to change anybody's minds; it looks to me less like a move to try and undercut someone else's sales and more a way to encourage people to spread around exposure to 4e. A lot of the truly undecided gamers, or those who think Edition War is silly, might be inclined both to buy Pathfinder and take advantage of WotC's offer. And then swing by our booth for a copy of Geist! Madness, I know.</blockquote>

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