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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6857839" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>It is only a problem for WoTC if sales of 5e products starts to wane. At this point, that does not seem to be the case. From data and anecdotal reports of PDF sales for older material and sales of 5e material, it seems like the resurgence is overall very good for WOTC (and the industry). Sure, some groups may decide to opt for old material and not buy new material (or buy into another system entirely), but it seems more likely that many groups buy new 5e material, or at least a combination of new 5e material along with other systems or older material.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure this is something that WotC marketing will be tracking, and I bet, it is also one of the reasons why they decided on a slow build publishing schedule. They may be timing the sales statistics to determine the best times to reintroduce new product to stimulate sales and perpetuate long, sustained growth rather than splat and kill short term growth.</p><p></p><p>Just my own theories. I do find the entire topic interesting though, and love to hear about personal observations from different people in different parts of the world, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6857839, member: 18333"] It is only a problem for WoTC if sales of 5e products starts to wane. At this point, that does not seem to be the case. From data and anecdotal reports of PDF sales for older material and sales of 5e material, it seems like the resurgence is overall very good for WOTC (and the industry). Sure, some groups may decide to opt for old material and not buy new material (or buy into another system entirely), but it seems more likely that many groups buy new 5e material, or at least a combination of new 5e material along with other systems or older material. I'm sure this is something that WotC marketing will be tracking, and I bet, it is also one of the reasons why they decided on a slow build publishing schedule. They may be timing the sales statistics to determine the best times to reintroduce new product to stimulate sales and perpetuate long, sustained growth rather than splat and kill short term growth. Just my own theories. I do find the entire topic interesting though, and love to hear about personal observations from different people in different parts of the world, etc. [/QUOTE]
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