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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 6625263" data-attributes="member: 6680772">Indeed, he was also focused on underpriced, undersold boxed sets, which is another thing you don't see WotC doing.&nbsp; Essentially, WotC's Big Story AP strategy looks nothing like the adventure support TSR was providing in the late 1990s.But that's exactly it.&nbsp; When Dancey and WotC decided to get out of the adventure game, the simple reason was that adventures were not a good ROI.&nbsp; The resources needed to bring adventures to print were too great relative to the revenue that they brought it.&nbsp; Better then, to open up the game, let the smaller publishers handle adventure support, and have WotC focus on high-end, Core Book-type items.WotC has found that that high-end Core Book strategy is not without its own problems, so they're coming back to adventures.&nbsp; But again, not in the 1990s TSR model, but in the WotC &quot;let other companies handle the small stuff, and we focus on high-end premium products&quot; model.&nbsp; So, rather than multiple small adventures and a few cost-ineffective box sets, all aimed at different niches in the market, they are going with limited hardback adventure paths, tightly focused on a common setting and tied in with their other products.&nbsp; It's a better use of resources and plays to WotC's strengths.What makes them think this will be successful?&nbsp; Well, all those folks at WotC who said, &quot;We have to get out of the adventure business,&quot; left WotC and started up Paizo.&nbsp; Which makes its bread with...premium adventure paths.As far as I can see, WotC is still experimenting with product delivery, still figuring things out.&nbsp; Will the strategy work?&nbsp; I don't know.&nbsp; Will it be the same in 2016 and 2017 as it is in 2015?&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; But, if the issue is, &quot;First adventures are bad, then they aren't&quot;, well that's comparing apples with oranges.&nbsp; Sure, we're talking about fruits and adventures, but very different forms of those fruits and adventures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 6625263, member: 6680772"] Indeed, he was also focused on underpriced, undersold boxed sets, which is another thing you don't see WotC doing. Essentially, WotC's Big Story AP strategy looks nothing like the adventure support TSR was providing in the late 1990s. But that's exactly it. When Dancey and WotC decided to get out of the adventure game, the simple reason was that adventures were not a good ROI. The resources needed to bring adventures to print were too great relative to the revenue that they brought it. Better then, to open up the game, let the smaller publishers handle adventure support, and have WotC focus on high-end, Core Book-type items. WotC has found that that high-end Core Book strategy is not without its own problems, so they're coming back to adventures. But again, not in the 1990s TSR model, but in the WotC "let other companies handle the small stuff, and we focus on high-end premium products" model. So, rather than multiple small adventures and a few cost-ineffective box sets, all aimed at different niches in the market, they are going with limited hardback adventure paths, tightly focused on a common setting and tied in with their other products. It's a better use of resources and plays to WotC's strengths. What makes them think this will be successful? Well, all those folks at WotC who said, "We have to get out of the adventure business," left WotC and started up Paizo. Which makes its bread with...premium adventure paths. As far as I can see, WotC is still experimenting with product delivery, still figuring things out. Will the strategy work? I don't know. Will it be the same in 2016 and 2017 as it is in 2015? Probably not. But, if the issue is, "First adventures are bad, then they aren't", well that's comparing apples with oranges. Sure, we're talking about fruits and adventures, but [i]very[/i] different forms of those fruits and adventures. [/QUOTE]

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