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<blockquote data-quote="Callahan09" data-source="post: 6302270" data-attributes="member: 6721803">I agree it's a big jump, and frankly, I just don't get it.In 2003, the 320pp Player's Handbook for 3.5 came out at $30.In 2008, the 320pp Player's Handbook for 4e came out at $35.Both of those come out to right around $38.50 in today's dollars.Presently, the 320pp Advanced Player's Guide for Pathfinder is priced at $40.&nbsp; That's right there in line with the prices in 2008 and 2003.So why now is Wizards up-jumping this price to $50?&nbsp; In all seriousness, this is the first major price increase in the cost of RPG books that we've seen, perhaps ever, when adjusting for inflation.For more reflection:In 1989, the 255pp AD&amp;D 2e Player's Handbook was released for $20, which is about $38 in today's dollars.&nbsp; That makes it actually more expensive than later editions considering it was a smaller book.And in 1978, the 128pp AD&amp;D 1e Player's Handbook had it's first printing at a price of $12, which is over $43 in today's dollars, which makes it by far the most expensive era to enter into D&amp;D when you consider the page count.We had pretty steadily dropping prices (inflation adjusted) until 3rd edition came out, and then we have retained about equal prices (inflation adjusted again, of course) for nearly a decade and a half since then, and finally we're having our first major price increase in the barrier to entry for starting D&amp;D, just after the 40th anniversary of the franchise.&nbsp; Does this concern anyone else that Wizards is raising the price now?&nbsp; Is there any good reason to do so?&nbsp; Don't they fear a tough time competing in the space with a more expensive barrier to entry than the competition?Am I just looking at this the wrong way?(For me, a $50 price tag on a beautiful hardbound book in the D&amp;D series, which I collect, is something I'm personally willing to pay... it just seems like a bad precedent to me, though, regardless of the fact that I'm going to buy it.&nbsp; Maybe everyone else is sort of like me... don't care for the price, but will buy it anyway, in which case, I guess that makes Wizards look like geniuses!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Callahan09, post: 6302270, member: 6721803"] I agree it's a big jump, and frankly, I just don't get it. In 2003, the 320pp Player's Handbook for 3.5 came out at $30. In 2008, the 320pp Player's Handbook for 4e came out at $35. Both of those come out to right around $38.50 in today's dollars. Presently, the 320pp Advanced Player's Guide for Pathfinder is priced at $40. That's right there in line with the prices in 2008 and 2003. So why now is Wizards up-jumping this price to $50? In all seriousness, this is the first major price increase in the cost of RPG books that we've seen, perhaps ever, when adjusting for inflation. For more reflection: In 1989, the 255pp AD&D 2e Player's Handbook was released for $20, which is about $38 in today's dollars. That makes it actually more expensive than later editions considering it was a smaller book. And in 1978, the 128pp AD&D 1e Player's Handbook had it's first printing at a price of $12, which is over $43 in today's dollars, which makes it by far the most expensive era to enter into D&D when you consider the page count. We had pretty steadily dropping prices (inflation adjusted) until 3rd edition came out, and then we have retained about equal prices (inflation adjusted again, of course) for nearly a decade and a half since then, and finally we're having our first major price increase in the barrier to entry for starting D&D, just after the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Does this concern anyone else that Wizards is raising the price now? Is there any good reason to do so? Don't they fear a tough time competing in the space with a more expensive barrier to entry than the competition? Am I just looking at this the wrong way? (For me, a $50 price tag on a beautiful hardbound book in the D&D series, which I collect, is something I'm personally willing to pay... it just seems like a bad precedent to me, though, regardless of the fact that I'm going to buy it. Maybe everyone else is sort of like me... don't care for the price, but will buy it anyway, in which case, I guess that makes Wizards look like geniuses!) [/QUOTE]

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