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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coreyartus" data-source="post: 1119974" data-attributes="member: 5399">An AnalogyIt's obvious the consumer base for adventures is fragmented--the advent of d20 and 3E is still promulgating a renaissance in RPGs, with players exploring different aspects of rules and how they can be applied in various situations, settings, and campaigns.  To create an analogy, imagine we (those interested in this hobby/industry--hereafter known as "chunks") are still expanding outward after the "big bang" explosion, and while our momentum is slowing down, every player/publisher/designer/writer/consumer is travelling in their own direction. Products cannot appeal to all the chunks anymore because we aren't in the "same place".  Our interests and tastes have segmented us from one another; we're travelling away from the center in our own directions.  We travel in groups of interest, and certain products will appeal to those certain chunks whose paths are nearby the path of a publisher chunk.  Sometimes products are created that can attract other consumers/chunks from other paths, but by-and-large, most products will no longer have the appeal they once had--it's inevitable.  It's going to be rare that products can even be exposed to the vast array of players/chunks swept up in the wake of the explosion.Products like the old mods had a smaller radius of players to appeal to.  It will never be the same.  The question is, are we going to continue to define success by old nubmers?  Are we going to continue to say "adventures don't sell," when in actuality they are, given the nature of the market?  Pyramid schemes work the same way--as long as you're at the top, you're a success, but as more people get involved the likelihood of everyone new experiencing the same level of success must decrease.  The definition of success and what is considered a good "profit margin" changes over time.  As long as we accept that adventures are only going to generate so much profit, and plan for that, we create our own definition of success.  "Adventures don't sell" only for those who expect a wider profit margin than it's possible to have, or for those who have determined that the effort/money isn't worth it.  Creating adventures isn't simply a profit/loss tool to make money anymore, it's about creating something worth purchasing that appeals to a niche field of interest, and a lot of businesses simply don't have room for that.Just my two cents!Coreyartus</blockquote>

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