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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6761234" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Agreed. But, I was specifically talking about success, not quality. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But, it is important to look at the NUMBER of reviewers. That Islands book had FOUR reviewers. Looking at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/7586186011/ref=zg_b_bs_7586186011_1" target="_blank">This page</a> we see that outside of the first twenty products, most Pathfinder products are reviewed by less than 10 people. IOW, comparing reviews doesn't really follow all that much. The SCAG has been out for two weeks and has more reviews than most Pathfinder products. The more reviews, the more I'd expect a product to trend downward - the highs and lows smooth out. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can confidently say that if any WotC release sold as few copies as the best selling Green Ronin release, it would be considered a complete and utter failure. Yes, you nailed it on the head - the brand matters. People buy the book because it says Official D&D on the cover. Fair enough. Doesn't actually counter what I've said. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Never said they should buy it because it's successful. People should read the reviews and ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE BOOK before buying and figure out if its a book they want. Bitching that it's not this or that, when it was never presented to be this or that is a problem for the buyer. There wasn't any bait and switch here. It's a player's guide and many people are acting like WotC lied about what they produced. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Define "a lot". If the book is hitting sales goals then yes, it's a dismissible problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6761234, member: 22779"] Agreed. But, I was specifically talking about success, not quality. But, it is important to look at the NUMBER of reviewers. That Islands book had FOUR reviewers. Looking at [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/7586186011/ref=zg_b_bs_7586186011_1]This page[/url] we see that outside of the first twenty products, most Pathfinder products are reviewed by less than 10 people. IOW, comparing reviews doesn't really follow all that much. The SCAG has been out for two weeks and has more reviews than most Pathfinder products. The more reviews, the more I'd expect a product to trend downward - the highs and lows smooth out. I can confidently say that if any WotC release sold as few copies as the best selling Green Ronin release, it would be considered a complete and utter failure. Yes, you nailed it on the head - the brand matters. People buy the book because it says Official D&D on the cover. Fair enough. Doesn't actually counter what I've said. Never said they should buy it because it's successful. People should read the reviews and ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE BOOK before buying and figure out if its a book they want. Bitching that it's not this or that, when it was never presented to be this or that is a problem for the buyer. There wasn't any bait and switch here. It's a player's guide and many people are acting like WotC lied about what they produced. Define "a lot". If the book is hitting sales goals then yes, it's a dismissible problem. [/QUOTE]
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