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Message: <blockquote data-quote="justanobody" data-source="post: 4541822" data-attributes="member: 70778">I can get pink fuzzy dice for my car too if I want them, but I don't need to get them from Ford. Accessories are not necessities. I can get the optional veggie basket for my fridge instead of the drawer, but those are just options.You don't need to buy a new fridge every year, or car. Likewise you don't need to buy a new game every year.A game is defined on who you are. The company wants the products to sell in whatever way they can get them to so they don't drop the product line (see D&D podcast #28). While the consumer wants the product they have to buy less often and maintain less.New "core" books each year is upkeep and maintenance that the customer doesn't have to need.Just claiming PHBII as core just means that the first 3 books are not a complete game.How many board games do you buy that require more to be bought later?If you want continued money from the consumer you have to either get more consumers for your product, or give existing ones things they will want to buy. Not trick them into thinking they will need an optional part for any reason because you neglected to put it in the box.DIY bookshelf complete with instructions. (Screws sold separately.)That is what it boils down to.Add on to it PO, and that is what people get when they have to spend more all the time is PO'd.</blockquote>