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<blockquote data-quote="darjr" data-source="post: 4573211" data-attributes="member: 52905">What? Of course it is. More so than if they didn't buy it.No, of course not, I even said as much. But on the whole, more people with PHB's is more potential players. EVERY person with a PHB is far more likely to be a potential player. The more that are sold, the more likely some are sold to people in my area. Your grasping at straws here, why would most people buy the PHB? So they could argue on forums? Or so they could, potentially, play the game?&nbsp;Yes it does. How could it not? Are these people buying the book because they don't want to play?Yes, of course, but the flip side of that is they bought it with the intention of finding out if they wanted to play. Some of those buyers are going to play it and some like it. The more buyers there are, the more of those people there are. The more of those people the greater chance of some of those people being in my area. It is really that simple.That is EXACTLY what I'm saying. What more sales means is that that pool of people your talking about is larger, period. It means that your chances of finding someone that plays and wants you to play is that much greater. I think we are saying the same thing.Who is arguing that the sales numbers or the sales themselvs can turn people into players of the game? Maybe thats true but It isn't my argument, and I'm not sure it is the point with the sales numbers in this thread.My argument isn't that large sales turns people into players. Not at all. I'm saying that the more sales the more potential players.You've got the cart before the horse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="darjr, post: 4573211, member: 52905"] What? Of course it is. More so than if they didn't buy it. No, of course not, I even said as much. But on the whole, more people with PHB's is more potential players. EVERY person with a PHB is far more likely to be a potential player. The more that are sold, the more likely some are sold to people in my area. Your grasping at straws here, why would most people buy the PHB? So they could argue on forums? Or so they could, potentially, play the game? Yes it does. How could it not? Are these people buying the book because they don't want to play? Yes, of course, but the flip side of that is they bought it with the intention of finding out if they wanted to play. Some of those buyers are going to play it and some like it. The more buyers there are, the more of those people there are. The more of those people the greater chance of some of those people being in my area. It is really that simple. That is EXACTLY what I'm saying. What more sales means is that that pool of people your talking about is larger, period. It means that your chances of finding someone that plays and wants you to play is that much greater. I think we are saying the same thing. Who is arguing that the sales numbers or the sales themselvs can turn people into players of the game? Maybe thats true but It isn't my argument, and I'm not sure it is the point with the sales numbers in this thread. My argument isn't that large sales turns people into players. Not at all. I'm saying that the more sales the more potential players. You've got the cart before the horse. [/QUOTE]

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