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<blockquote data-quote="djotaku" data-source="post: 9865759" data-attributes="member: 7054471"><p>I think this is probably the hardest part (or at least a very hard part) about running a business. I remember a few years ago Nintendo actually whiffed this one so hard they actually gave the annoyed customer a credit or something. But as a customer who already has too many books, TTRPGs, and video games and who doesn't need to be part of the day-one social media BS, I have a long list of games and TTRPGs that I will pick up if/when it's on sale and not before. And I <em>know</em> there are 4 steam and GOG sales a year. I <em>know</em> Pathfinder will have a humble bundle AT LEAST twice a year. I know Kobold Press will put stuff on sale during KoboldCon. Almost everyone does Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday. So now you (not Morrus, but the business community) have told me everything will eventually be on sale, so I feel like a chump if I don't wait. Real life example - I got the SF2e books from some family members for Christmas. I'm waiting to get the PDFs until there's an eventual Humble Bundle sale because it's not like I need the PDFs, I have the physical books. Since Paizo is always doing this for PF, I'm <em>sure</em> it's coming for SF once they have enough adventure paths and/or Starfinder societies that they can make the bundle a decent bundle.</p><p></p><p>And this doesn't count stuff like coming out with the next version/edition. (Don't get me started on how annoying it was to buy 5e 2014 one year before 5e 2024 came out!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djotaku, post: 9865759, member: 7054471"] I think this is probably the hardest part (or at least a very hard part) about running a business. I remember a few years ago Nintendo actually whiffed this one so hard they actually gave the annoyed customer a credit or something. But as a customer who already has too many books, TTRPGs, and video games and who doesn't need to be part of the day-one social media BS, I have a long list of games and TTRPGs that I will pick up if/when it's on sale and not before. And I [I]know[/I] there are 4 steam and GOG sales a year. I [I]know[/I] Pathfinder will have a humble bundle AT LEAST twice a year. I know Kobold Press will put stuff on sale during KoboldCon. Almost everyone does Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday. So now you (not Morrus, but the business community) have told me everything will eventually be on sale, so I feel like a chump if I don't wait. Real life example - I got the SF2e books from some family members for Christmas. I'm waiting to get the PDFs until there's an eventual Humble Bundle sale because it's not like I need the PDFs, I have the physical books. Since Paizo is always doing this for PF, I'm [I]sure[/I] it's coming for SF once they have enough adventure paths and/or Starfinder societies that they can make the bundle a decent bundle. And this doesn't count stuff like coming out with the next version/edition. (Don't get me started on how annoying it was to buy 5e 2014 one year before 5e 2024 came out!) [/QUOTE]
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