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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 5265811" data-attributes="member: 40522">I have to back up Perram's experience with my own. At my own FLGS, the 4E material is sort of just sitting there gathering dust on the shelf. When a new splatbook comes out, they will sell a few copies, but it's obvious that the Pathfinder material outsells it by a large margin. It's still uncommon to find a copy of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook in the store--most of them are snapped up the day they hit the shelf.The owners are ordering far less 4E material than they used to, although people do come in to the store to play 4E. Living Forgotten Realms is actually one of their biggest nights at the store, and D&D Encounters sees a healthy crowd too. However... The 4E players don't seem to buy much at the store. The players get their books online and come to the store for the events--and the store has to run these events to keep their status with WotC. The store isn't really making much on the 4E crowd, they buy some snacks and drinks and that's about it. A few people buy their 4E material there, but it's obvious that 4E is not the major contributor to the store's income.As an additional anecdote, my local used bookseller (Edward McKay's on Capital Boulevard here in Raleigh), has about an equal spread of 3E/3.5 material and 4E material in stock at any given time. At least in my neck of the woods, I'd take this as an indication that not every 4E adopter has stayed with the game.</blockquote>

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