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Given WotC plans with the RPG will 5e always be the #1 seller?
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<blockquote data-quote="jib916" data-source="post: 6345416" data-attributes="member: 6688229"><p>This is an interesting topic.</p><p></p><p>Will DND 5e be the Number one Seller in Tabletop Roleplaying Books? </p><p></p><p>Hard to tell/say. The market is quite different now.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of High quality products out right now they are competing with other then Pathfinder. Numenra and 13th Age to name a couple. Add Kickstarters to the equation and you have one broke gamer.</p><p></p><p>Paizo gives them a pretty good run for the money, Producing a small amount quality of Hardcover Rulebooks each year and a steady stream of high quality monthly lore (fluff) heavy, rules-light releases (Player companion, Campaign Setting , and Adventure Path line) . Paizo's business model has been writing great story's/adventures and expanding upon their world Golarion (Which is pretty much a kitchen sink of settings) which has been proven successful. Their crunchy rules and amount of content appeal to a different type of gamer. </p><p></p><p>Third party company (For All systems) are also coming on there own. Kobold Press, Frog God Games, Dreamscarred Press and EN publishing are just a few putting out quality products, DND5E is competing with the Tabletop Rolplaying Book Category.</p><p></p><p>The real question is. Is selling/producing the most books the most important and crucial thing to DND5e (And quite frankly DND in general) success?</p><p></p><p>I'd say no. </p><p></p><p>DND IS the name brand. Marketing and Licencing the brand is what is going to make DND5e successful. Movies, Video Games, Novels, Toys, T-Shirts. Getting attention of the General Public. 5e is an easy to learn and simple system perfect for this audience. I think with this route, WOTC will have great success.</p><p></p><p>After all my first exposure to DND was Baldurs Gate (PC GAME). I played it non stop when it game out. Years later I started my first game (4e) with my roommates , one who read DND novels, and one poor soul whose only exposure was the Movie "Mazes and Monsters". These non tabletop DND outlets are just important to the hobby as the actual games themselves. </p><p></p><p>But guess what. Pazio (And other Publishers) will benefit from the surge of interest. More people playing Roleplaying games means a bigger market. WOTC , Paizo and Monte Cook Games can all be successful at the same time.</p><p></p><p>Will the Market run out of writers or artists? Take one look at the amount of people submitting for RPGsuperstar each year, there isn't a shortage and company's commissioning Art work is always a good thing. =D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jib916, post: 6345416, member: 6688229"] This is an interesting topic. Will DND 5e be the Number one Seller in Tabletop Roleplaying Books? Hard to tell/say. The market is quite different now. There is a lot of High quality products out right now they are competing with other then Pathfinder. Numenra and 13th Age to name a couple. Add Kickstarters to the equation and you have one broke gamer. Paizo gives them a pretty good run for the money, Producing a small amount quality of Hardcover Rulebooks each year and a steady stream of high quality monthly lore (fluff) heavy, rules-light releases (Player companion, Campaign Setting , and Adventure Path line) . Paizo's business model has been writing great story's/adventures and expanding upon their world Golarion (Which is pretty much a kitchen sink of settings) which has been proven successful. Their crunchy rules and amount of content appeal to a different type of gamer. Third party company (For All systems) are also coming on there own. Kobold Press, Frog God Games, Dreamscarred Press and EN publishing are just a few putting out quality products, DND5E is competing with the Tabletop Rolplaying Book Category. The real question is. Is selling/producing the most books the most important and crucial thing to DND5e (And quite frankly DND in general) success? I'd say no. DND IS the name brand. Marketing and Licencing the brand is what is going to make DND5e successful. Movies, Video Games, Novels, Toys, T-Shirts. Getting attention of the General Public. 5e is an easy to learn and simple system perfect for this audience. I think with this route, WOTC will have great success. After all my first exposure to DND was Baldurs Gate (PC GAME). I played it non stop when it game out. Years later I started my first game (4e) with my roommates , one who read DND novels, and one poor soul whose only exposure was the Movie "Mazes and Monsters". These non tabletop DND outlets are just important to the hobby as the actual games themselves. But guess what. Pazio (And other Publishers) will benefit from the surge of interest. More people playing Roleplaying games means a bigger market. WOTC , Paizo and Monte Cook Games can all be successful at the same time. Will the Market run out of writers or artists? Take one look at the amount of people submitting for RPGsuperstar each year, there isn't a shortage and company's commissioning Art work is always a good thing. =D [/QUOTE]
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