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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ObsidianCrane" data-source="post: 5317346" data-attributes="member: 54918">They buy Essentials because it is on the shelf, because that is the intent of Essentials, to always be available.They invest in the game.They jump on the forums or talk to people and learn that there are differences, and that their Essentials products have the latest rules, and that the older books have been updated to match their Essentials rules.They buy a DDI sub and never, ever need a PHB1.PHB1 doesn't sell through current stock in WotC warehouse, and is thus never reprinted.The other option is that they get the PHB1, then they do all the same jumping online and learn that their book is significantly out of date and requires extensive patching.If neither customer never goes online, and never buys another product they will probably be quite happy. Yet it seems to me we will see more people buying Essentials than PHB1s going forward, simply because the WotC marketing of Essentials to store owners is "Always have this in stock".</blockquote>