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<blockquote data-quote="Yair" data-source="post: 3147866" data-attributes="member: 10913"><p>In the short term, the increased rates (not the merger itself, just the rates) will result in some publishers (Phil Reeds, for one) increasing their prices - and others (like Paradign) not. That's not an assumption or concept, that's (at this point) pretty much a fact.</p><p></p><p>In the longer term, it all depends on the degree of optimism. If the sales volume incresaes sufficiently (by over 40% for ENP, for example), the publishers will make the same profits at the same wages and prices so there is no cause to alarm. If the sales don't increase to that extent, then the increased rates will result in a) increased price, and/or b) lower profits (hardly possible in this market), and/or c) cheaper wages for employees such as artists - that's such a simple matter of economics that even I can make this prediction. All these changes spell out one thing - the consumers buy less for the same price, so the new rates stagnate the growth of the market.</p><p></p><p>Since I'm pessimistic regarding OBS' ability to expand the market to such an extent, I think prices will increase (or quality decrease). I also think the rates will be lowered in due time, as those running OBS will be wise enough to do what's best for them and the market. I think they're overcharging, and will benefit more by charging less in the future.</p><p></p><p>The merger itself has so far, as far as I can see, resulted in the withdrawl of one company (Atlas Games) from the sites and led to the realization in others that they need to diversify their channels of profits so as to be less dependant on any one vendor. It has not, as of itself, resulted in higher prices.</p><p></p><p>Of course I'm not a publisher, or a buisnessman, I could very well be wrong. I hope I'll be proven wrong, and the market explodes and everyone becomes millioners. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yair, post: 3147866, member: 10913"] In the short term, the increased rates (not the merger itself, just the rates) will result in some publishers (Phil Reeds, for one) increasing their prices - and others (like Paradign) not. That's not an assumption or concept, that's (at this point) pretty much a fact. In the longer term, it all depends on the degree of optimism. If the sales volume incresaes sufficiently (by over 40% for ENP, for example), the publishers will make the same profits at the same wages and prices so there is no cause to alarm. If the sales don't increase to that extent, then the increased rates will result in a) increased price, and/or b) lower profits (hardly possible in this market), and/or c) cheaper wages for employees such as artists - that's such a simple matter of economics that even I can make this prediction. All these changes spell out one thing - the consumers buy less for the same price, so the new rates stagnate the growth of the market. Since I'm pessimistic regarding OBS' ability to expand the market to such an extent, I think prices will increase (or quality decrease). I also think the rates will be lowered in due time, as those running OBS will be wise enough to do what's best for them and the market. I think they're overcharging, and will benefit more by charging less in the future. The merger itself has so far, as far as I can see, resulted in the withdrawl of one company (Atlas Games) from the sites and led to the realization in others that they need to diversify their channels of profits so as to be less dependant on any one vendor. It has not, as of itself, resulted in higher prices. Of course I'm not a publisher, or a buisnessman, I could very well be wrong. I hope I'll be proven wrong, and the market explodes and everyone becomes millioners. :) [/QUOTE]
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