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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 1949736" data-attributes="member: 2205">And yet the only problem with this model is that you are (apparently) assuming that gamers have a &quot;gaming budget&quot; wherein its more likely to be an &quot;entertainment budget&quot; instead.&nbsp; In that regard, you're also competing against CCGs, DVDs, computer games, and Taco Bell.I can only speak theoretically and anecdotally, of course, but personally, WotC has not lost sales because of d20 books in my account.&nbsp; The WotC books that I haven't bought, I wouldn't have bought regardless of whatever OGC product is out there.&nbsp; I'm -- and I believe Mike is saying he believes more customers are like this -- demand driven, not supply driven.&nbsp; Just because something's available from WotC and I'm a gamer doesn't automatically mean I have any demand for that product.&nbsp; In general, I've ignored FR material, the Races series, the Complete series, and a few other products from WotC.&nbsp; It's not because I've picked up something else from a d20 publisher instead, it's because I was never going to buy those in the first place.Not only that, naturally (since rpg products are a luxury item) my demand is also pretty elastic.&nbsp; I think that's what Mike was trying to say and I agree with him completely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 1949736, member: 2205"] And yet the only problem with this model is that you are (apparently) assuming that gamers have a "gaming budget" wherein its more likely to be an "entertainment budget" instead. In that regard, you're also competing against CCGs, DVDs, computer games, and Taco Bell. I can only speak theoretically and anecdotally, of course, but personally, WotC has not lost sales because of d20 books in my account. The WotC books that I haven't bought, I wouldn't have bought regardless of whatever OGC product is out there. I'm -- and I believe Mike is saying he believes more customers are like this -- demand driven, not supply driven. Just because something's available from WotC and I'm a gamer doesn't automatically mean I have any demand for that product. In general, I've ignored FR material, the Races series, the Complete series, and a few other products from WotC. It's not because I've picked up something else from a d20 publisher instead, it's because [i]I was never going to buy those in the first place[/i]. Not only that, naturally (since rpg products are a luxury item) my demand is also pretty elastic. I think that's what Mike was trying to say and I agree with him completely. [/QUOTE]

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