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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7950410" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Perhaps,</p><p></p><p>But what will I consider buying, and not be alone in so doing? Simply put, anything that is or can be made system-agnostic. Adventure modules. Magic item and equipment guides. Setting material if it appeals to me (e.g. when the CR setting comes out I probably will give it a good long look). </p><p></p><p>True, and though there were myriad reasons why TSR had gone belly-up let's leave those for another day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>By and large yes, though (as you'll anecdotally see by looking around even just in here) many did jump from 1e-2e to 3e when it came out.</p><p></p><p>That said, and this has bugged me about WotC ever since they took over, why not market to all of us? Put out 3e (and later 4e and 5e) but keep supporting the older editions as well via conversion guides, edition-agnostic material and adventures (or more conversion guides!), and so forth.</p><p></p><p>When 3e came out they dropped the TSR editions like hot potatoes. Then, rather incredibly (and IMO rather foolishly) they even more blatantly did the same to 3e when they released 4e. They've done the same with 4e on releasing 5e but at least they weren't so up-front about it.</p><p></p><p>So market to the old people! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The splatbooks sold in large part because they and some settings were all TSR had out there to buy. Meanwhile those other games had new core books to sell.</p><p></p><p>This is a very good point, and something I'd never considered.</p><p></p><p>So now my questions are these: what would the results have looked like had all the data been included; and does the full data set still exist anywhere such that those results could be generated if they don't already exist?</p><p></p><p>Yeah, London is a completely different environment than the small city I'm in. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'd just barely be getting settled in to a 6-12 session campaign before it'd be over.</p><p></p><p>PF has lightning-fast level advancement by my standards, as do 3e-4e-5e. I'd spend half my time trying to figure out what my character could do, just get it sorted, then have to do it all again because I'd bumped.</p><p></p><p>Out of print for 30 years now, sure, but at the time of the survey it had been OOP for less than ten years and still had a fairly strong player base.</p><p></p><p>Financially, if I'm a company I want to market to everyone I can, not just to a select group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7950410, member: 29398"] Perhaps, But what will I consider buying, and not be alone in so doing? Simply put, anything that is or can be made system-agnostic. Adventure modules. Magic item and equipment guides. Setting material if it appeals to me (e.g. when the CR setting comes out I probably will give it a good long look). True, and though there were myriad reasons why TSR had gone belly-up let's leave those for another day. :) By and large yes, though (as you'll anecdotally see by looking around even just in here) many did jump from 1e-2e to 3e when it came out. That said, and this has bugged me about WotC ever since they took over, why not market to all of us? Put out 3e (and later 4e and 5e) but keep supporting the older editions as well via conversion guides, edition-agnostic material and adventures (or more conversion guides!), and so forth. When 3e came out they dropped the TSR editions like hot potatoes. Then, rather incredibly (and IMO rather foolishly) they even more blatantly did the same to 3e when they released 4e. They've done the same with 4e on releasing 5e but at least they weren't so up-front about it. So market to the old people! :) The splatbooks sold in large part because they and some settings were all TSR had out there to buy. Meanwhile those other games had new core books to sell. This is a very good point, and something I'd never considered. So now my questions are these: what would the results have looked like had all the data been included; and does the full data set still exist anywhere such that those results could be generated if they don't already exist? Yeah, London is a completely different environment than the small city I'm in. :) I'd just barely be getting settled in to a 6-12 session campaign before it'd be over. PF has lightning-fast level advancement by my standards, as do 3e-4e-5e. I'd spend half my time trying to figure out what my character could do, just get it sorted, then have to do it all again because I'd bumped. Out of print for 30 years now, sure, but at the time of the survey it had been OOP for less than ten years and still had a fairly strong player base. Financially, if I'm a company I want to market to everyone I can, not just to a select group. [/QUOTE]
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