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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 2350997" data-attributes="member: 172">I think I heard either or both Keith Strohm and/or Ryan Dancey mention that in regards to why wizards really cut back on the additional properties. I think from the horses mouth is a pretty strong indication.Not saying they couldn't be wrong. But it makes sense. According to one line manager (I forget which -- this was the late 2e days) they wouldn't put out new lines unless they thought it would sell more than 5000 copies. I think WotC's standards are a step higher than that. Which is why anyone who is really counting will note that there are fewer products per month now than then. Any given product has development costs and other one-time costs associated with it, in addition to a higher per unit printing cost, which means that they get less profit if they split their sales among multiple lines.Perhaps they beleive that people will only invest in one of two of their core settings, regardless of how many they have out. Considering how much market research they reportedly do, they would probably be in a better position to make such a determination. Any second guessing we do may be rather uninformed.But somehow, you give the poster a messageboard, he becomes a market expert who knows better than people whose livelihood depend on this who do have the facts. So while I am not saying they couldn't be wrong, I do tend to beleive they are in a better position to know than an arbitrary fan.</blockquote>

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