D&D (2024) Dungeons & Dragons 2025 Monster Manuals show up in the wild.

[Retreater]

I wonder how much the deep discounts on Amazon affected the widespread adoption of 5e?
I wouldn't have bought 3 PHBs at full MSRP from a LGS.

 

[Azzy]

I got a far discount here in Canada, $49cad on a normally $72.02cad book, about a 25% discount.

Sigh. Just another reason I wish I lived in Canada.

 

[Micah Sweet]

In the end, it doesn't matter if Amazon gets their money or not. When the Final Battle happens between Amazon and Walmart, whoever is left standing afterwards will have their neck suddenly snapped as Mickey appears behind them.

Thus, Disney will be the sole option for online shopping.

I think at that time, FedEx and UPS will go hiding in their underground bunkers, fearful of emerging back on the surface world.

Now that's the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny!

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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm getting all my limited edition 2024 core books from Noble Knight, although they only ship on the regular street date (Feb. 18 in this case), despite being a FLGS.

 

[Charlaquin]

I am not sure that the megacorporation ecosystem benefits from the nuance you are suggesting. Honestly, if people care about their FLGS, they shouldn't buy D&D at all and they should get their game stores to stock other games.

If your primary motivation is keeping your LGS in business, then sure, maybe buying books for other games might do that better than buying D&D books? But, also, just directly donating them money would be even more effective. That’s not why people buy gaming books though; they buy them because they want to play the games. Whatever games you want to play, buying them from an LGS helps that LGS stay in business, and buying them from elsewhere doesn’t.

You can't buy WotC and claim any sort of moral high ground, regardless of where you get it.

It’s not about moral high ground, it’s about maintaining the necessary infrastructure for the hobby. People need spaces to play games in, and LGSes provide that. Usually for free. But they can’t do that if they can’t afford to pay the rent for that space. If LGSes don’t stay profitable, gamers lose access to that space, and the hobby shrinks. It is in the best interests of people who want the hobby to thrive to buy their gaming stuff from their LGS.

Again, if you don’t have an LGS, obviously this doesn’t apply to you.

 

[pemerton]

It’s not about moral high ground, it’s about maintaining the necessary infrastructure for the hobby. People need spaces to play games in, and LGSes provide that. Usually for free. Without LGSes, the hobby shrinks. It is in the best interests of people who want the hobby to thrive to buy their gaming stuff from their LGS.

Again, if you don’t have an LGS, obviously this doesn’t apply to you.

One could add: even if person X is not buying from a LGS, it helps all the LGSes out there for Amazon not to break street date, such that person X can probably suck up having to wait for their Amazon order to arrive.

 

[Charlaquin]

One could add: even if person X is not buying from a LGS, it helps all the LGSes out there for Amazon not to break street date, such that person X can probably suck up having to wait for their Amazon order to arrive.

Absolutely!

 

[Parmandur]

One could add: even if person X is not buying from a LGS, it helps all the LGSes out there for Amazon not to break street date, such that person X can probably suck up having to wait for their Amazon order to arrive.

Dear goodness, for two whole weeks?!?!

The humanity...

 

[pemerton]

Dear goodness, for two whole weeks?!?!

The humanity...

Taking one for the team!

 

[Reynard]

That doesn't benefit the store if no one buys those products. Maybe don't suggest business strategies if your business success is not on the line.

So, you seem to be misunderstanding my point, which probably means I was a little too loose with my response.

I am not telling game stores what to do. I am not even telling people what to do. I am just saying that people should not place moral judgements on how and when folks buy products produced by megacorporations, because the economic impact of those things are so far beyond the individual consumer that its literally does not matter. BUT, buying products produced by small companies and individual creators does, in fact, matter. Convincing FLGSes to carry those items helps everyone: consumers, creators, and stores. I make a concerted effort to support companies and stores that support Bits and Mortar, for example.