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<blockquote data-quote="Funksaw" data-source="post: 1590164" data-attributes="member: 20181"><p>Normally, that's true, but you're forgetting about the nature of the product.</p><p></p><p>Most Print customers don't look for roleplaying game information online. They first find out about new product either when it appears on the shelves or when it appears in Game Trade Magazine. </p><p></p><p>With electronic customers, by definition, they have to be online. That makes them much more likely to be particpants in the gaming discussion boards - but even if they don't, it makes them likely to have the same sorts of opinions regarding DRM as people ON the message boards. </p><p></p><p>In short, the market for new electronic roleplaying game products are the people who HAVE bought electronic roleplaying game products, not a hypothetical overseas guy. Even the overseas guy has to weigh the costs of getting Vampire at an ungodly price that he can't do much with vs. getting HARP or Whispering Vault from RPGnow cheaper and easier. </p><p></p><p>Especially with competition from e23 coming up, so long as Steve Jackson doesn't go for DRM, Pyramid subscribers, on which SJG already has an inroad, are, by definition, willing to pay for electronic roleplaying game material. </p><p></p><p>To say that we don't have an impact on sales in <em>this</em> issue is terribly shortsighted. I'm boycotting the print products, but that's not out of some grand scheme, but out of a personal ethical responsibility I feel I have. Boycotting the DTRPG site <em>is</em> something negative internet word of mouth can really affect. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I think that DTRPG is trying to twisp-and-catsby away their customers. </p><p></p><p>"Don't like the DRM? Run Linux? Can't print it out? Can't access it on your computer? Can you get the print products cheaper? <strong>Tough, it's not FOR you. </strong> We're after the customers who live more than 200 miles from a game store, don't run MacOS9, Windows 98FE or 95, or a Unix based system, have access to a lazer printer and paper, don't mind DRM, and don't mind paying full price for a e-book product. Both of them!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Funksaw, post: 1590164, member: 20181"] Normally, that's true, but you're forgetting about the nature of the product. Most Print customers don't look for roleplaying game information online. They first find out about new product either when it appears on the shelves or when it appears in Game Trade Magazine. With electronic customers, by definition, they have to be online. That makes them much more likely to be particpants in the gaming discussion boards - but even if they don't, it makes them likely to have the same sorts of opinions regarding DRM as people ON the message boards. In short, the market for new electronic roleplaying game products are the people who HAVE bought electronic roleplaying game products, not a hypothetical overseas guy. Even the overseas guy has to weigh the costs of getting Vampire at an ungodly price that he can't do much with vs. getting HARP or Whispering Vault from RPGnow cheaper and easier. Especially with competition from e23 coming up, so long as Steve Jackson doesn't go for DRM, Pyramid subscribers, on which SJG already has an inroad, are, by definition, willing to pay for electronic roleplaying game material. To say that we don't have an impact on sales in [i]this[/i] issue is terribly shortsighted. I'm boycotting the print products, but that's not out of some grand scheme, but out of a personal ethical responsibility I feel I have. Boycotting the DTRPG site [i]is[/i] something negative internet word of mouth can really affect. Personally, I think that DTRPG is trying to twisp-and-catsby away their customers. "Don't like the DRM? Run Linux? Can't print it out? Can't access it on your computer? Can you get the print products cheaper? [b]Tough, it's not FOR you. [/b] We're after the customers who live more than 200 miles from a game store, don't run MacOS9, Windows 98FE or 95, or a Unix based system, have access to a lazer printer and paper, don't mind DRM, and don't mind paying full price for a e-book product. Both of them!" [/QUOTE]
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