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<blockquote data-quote="Simplicity" data-source="post: 5786354" data-attributes="member: 1496">One of the main things that the Pathfinder RPG had going for it in the early days at least was cost.&nbsp; You could download the beta ruleset for free.&nbsp; And they eventually came out with the printed version which cost money.&nbsp; This encouraged a lot of players.&nbsp; I think Wizards has learned from this lesson and I think that's why we're having this &quot;open&quot; initiative for playtesting.That said.&nbsp; I think Wizards could learn another lesson that would be of great value to them.1) Give away the digital base rulebook.&nbsp; (Physical should be made at cost). 2) Make money on all the rest.This is essentially what Pathfinder did, and because of the quality of that team, they wound up immediately becoming a serious competing system.I've DM'ed for a long time.&nbsp; And there's *always* *always* some guy who comes around with the pirated, printed out &quot;versions&quot; of the rulebooks.&nbsp; Not much I or Wizards are going to be able to do to stop such players other than make stabby eyes at them.&nbsp; The word free is a magic word.&nbsp; Grab it and use it to your advantage.&nbsp; Make the core system simple, make it well, and then make it free.&nbsp; And the players will *flock* back to DnDN.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Simplicity, post: 5786354, member: 1496"] One of the main things that the Pathfinder RPG had going for it in the early days at least was cost. You could download the beta ruleset for free. And they eventually came out with the printed version which cost money. This encouraged a lot of players. I think Wizards has learned from this lesson and I think that's why we're having this "open" initiative for playtesting. That said. I think Wizards could learn another lesson that would be of great value to them. 1) Give away the digital base rulebook. (Physical should be made at cost). 2) Make money on all the rest. This is essentially what Pathfinder did, and because of the quality of that team, they wound up immediately becoming a serious competing system. I've DM'ed for a long time. And there's *always* *always* some guy who comes around with the pirated, printed out "versions" of the rulebooks. Not much I or Wizards are going to be able to do to stop such players other than make stabby eyes at them. The word free is a magic word. Grab it and use it to your advantage. Make the core system simple, make it well, and then make it free. And the players will *flock* back to DnDN. [/QUOTE]

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