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<blockquote data-quote="PatrickLawinger" data-source="post: 2745313" data-attributes="member: 2735">Merric,I hate to say it, but you are seen as a WotC fanboy here. I don't think you are at the level some are making you out to be though.As far as the statements below, Charles is not the only one to make comments like this in public.The RPG market presently has a distribution/retail system that is antique and ready to break down completely in the &quot;modern&quot; world. Those publishers that are selling into the &quot;book trade&quot; are doing relatively well. The C&amp;GR reports are pretty widely considered a joke, though they can be useful for detecting trends. The several local retailers I have spoken to about them scoff at them (they also don't send in any information).Those few game stores that provide true service to their customers are, from what I have been told, thriving. One of my local &quot;F&quot;LGS (the &quot;F&quot; is of key importance) has had a great year. Their RPG sales have been as good this year as the year right after 3rd edtion came out. I believe that this is due to the services they offer. They know that they are competing with online stores and go out of their way to provide services that you can't obtain online. Based on sales through their 3 stores, Wizard's is indeed having a great year in 2005.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PatrickLawinger, post: 2745313, member: 2735"] Merric, I hate to say it, but you are seen as a WotC fanboy here. I don't think you are at the level some are making you out to be though. As far as the statements below, Charles is not the only one to make comments like this in public. The RPG market presently has a distribution/retail system that is antique and ready to break down completely in the "modern" world. Those publishers that are selling into the "book trade" are doing relatively well. The C&GR reports are pretty widely considered a joke, though they can be useful for detecting trends. The several local retailers I have spoken to about them scoff at them (they also don't send in any information). Those few game stores that provide true service to their customers are, from what I have been told, thriving. One of my local "F"LGS (the "F" is of key importance) has had a great year. Their RPG sales have been as good this year as the year right after 3rd edtion came out. I believe that this is due to the services they offer. They know that they are competing with online stores and go out of their way to provide services that you can't obtain online. Based on sales through their 3 stores, Wizard's is indeed having a great year in 2005. [/QUOTE]

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