[Alderac Entertainment Group] Prices

[MeepoTheMighty]

That's why I think the prices for the latest Spycraft products are too expensive. They aren't in color.

But most of the art in Bastion Press products don't deserve to be in color, let alone be published.

j.

For someone who keeps repeating "peace and smiles," you sure are insulting.

 

[Jaws]

For someone who keeps repeating "peace and smiles," you sure are insulting.

I don't see you disagreeing with my statement though.

Peace and smiles is my sig just like some people put down "that's my two cents".

j.

 

[Razuur]

Well here you go. I disagree with you. I think prices are determined by the audience size. Even WOTC has released "Core" books cheaper to get people into the line, then they raise prices to make the products more cost effective.

I have been nothing but impressed with the AEG products I have bought.

Bottom Line:

Spycraft - Great

Evil - Great

War - Great

Mercenaries - Great

Magic - Great

Swashbuckler - Great

AEG = Great

"Peace and smiles"

Razuur

 

[Jaws]

I think prices are determined by the audience size.
Bottom Line:

AEG = Great

"Peace and smiles"

Razuur

Does that mean the audience for Spycraft is shrinking?

If WoTC ever does sell off "D&D", I hope it is AEG that picks it up.

j.

 

[Cougar]

Well, how would that work if you are no longer an AEG customer due to their high prices? Am I missing the entire point of this thread?

 

[Psion]

Re: Re: [Alderac Entertainment Group] Prices

Perhaps the discrepancy in price is driven by freelance, printing, shipping, and distributor fees? The folks at AEG might have changed printers, endured higher art and writing fees, and so on. Maybe their distributor changed the terms of their agreement, taking a deeper cut out of their profits?

I'd consider these likely reasons, as opposed to, "Let's stick it to our customers."

I prefer not to second guess the publisher and decide whether it is worth it based on what it delivers to the customer.

Personally, I consider to find SFA and the one workd books a value, not so much for Rokugan.

 

[Jaws]

Well, how would that work if you are no longer an AEG customer due to their high prices? Am I missing the entire point of this thread?

I went off on a tangent. I rarely buy WoTC. The last thing I bought from WoTC was d20 Call of Cthulhu.

I posted here to get a reply from AEG to prove that I should stay a customer. And for everyone here on EN World to know why the increase in prices.

A smile for luck.

j.

 

[Shawn Carman]

Psion writes:
"Personally, I consider to find SFA and the one workd books a value, not so much for Rokugan."

I hope that's because you don't need the Rokugan-style material and not because you don't like the writing.

Jaws writes:
"I posted here to get a reply from AEG to prove that I should stay a customer. And for everyone here on EN World to know why the increase in prices."

I would have chimed in sooner, but I've been having a lot of trouble connecting to this website of late. In any event, I'm not involved in the production aspect of the company, but I know the people who are, and I know how much they love gaming. AEG isn't trying to stick you for more money. If they've increased the price, my guess is either that they have to pay increased production costs, or they need to increase the profit margin slightly to keep the line profitable. I -strongly suspect- it's the former, as I'm pretty sure I'd have heard about the latter.

Again, this is by no means official. I'm just a writer.

Shawn Carman
L5R Story Team
Alderac Entertainment Group

 

[Khur]

Pricing

The fact is, the prices are only about $3-$4 above the norm for books in the page count range listed. What counts is production value. The "one word" line tends to be low on the print quality end (especially the older titles, like Dungeons). I don't know about SFA, but I do know that nice paper and higher quality cost more to print.

AEG's d20 Rokugan book is downright beautiful.

I've seen a lot of persons here post that AEG's material is great, and I agree to a point. The Rokugan material is good, I have mixed feelings on the "one-word" D&D line, but it leans toward positive. I found some of the material to be fluff, trite, or just plain not 3e, especially in the Monster title. (Furry kobolds with dog heads ... as goblinoids?)

The thing is, there's a lot of garbage out there for a few dollars less. If you can count on content quality, why complain over a price difference that's less than a pick-me-up at Starbucks?

It has always bothered me to hear persons complain about the price of a book, when some of those same individuals (not necessarily you) will pay $8 (without batting an eye) for an average of 1 hour and 45 minutes of entertainment at the movies. That $8 is spent on a gamble too, unless one somehow knows whether a movie will be good beforehand.

My two bits.

 

[Psion]

Psion writes:
"Personally, I consider to find SFA and the one workd books a value, not so much for Rokugan."

I hope that's because you don't need the Rokugan-style material and not because you don't like the writing.

The core issue to me is: how much value does the product add to my game. I think I could run a great Rokugan game with just the OA, d20 Rokugan hardcover, and Magic of Rokugan, and perhaps Secrets of the Samurai and not feel like I am missing much.

Perhaps those first few books are a hard act to follow...