Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="GlassJaw" data-source="post: 2671320" data-attributes="member: 22103">This is the first thing I thought of too when the EN store was annouced.&nbsp; Given the current climate of the RPG industry in general (nevermind the niche pdf market), I wonder if a new store is really needed at all.&nbsp; Of course that's not for me to decide but it's not difficult to realize there is an extremely limited amount of RPG dollars to go around.&nbsp; Things like the AEG layoffs and Stiggybaby closing are tell-tale signs of that.I'm fairly clueless of the behind-the-scenes business structure between RPG Now, Drive-Thru, and the new EN World store but it seems to me that you are now dividing those limited gaming dollars between 3 stores instead of 2.As far as the ENGS itself goes, as Wulf mentioned, it certainly didn't catch my eye.&nbsp; Some of the new &quot;features&quot; don't really interest me either.&nbsp; I've had very good luck with both RPRNow and Drive-Thru.&nbsp; I like the layouts of their sites and they are easy to navigate.&nbsp; Unless the new features are revolutionary, I can't see myself using a new store.&nbsp; I mean honestly, we are just talking about the RPG pdf business - certainly not a huge industry by any means.&nbsp; Being a lazy customer myself (especially with regards to pdf's), if one site does the trick, I'd just assume to stick with that one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GlassJaw, post: 2671320, member: 22103"] This is the first thing I thought of too when the EN store was annouced. Given the current climate of the RPG industry in general (nevermind the niche pdf market), I wonder if a new store is really needed at all. Of course that's not for me to decide but it's not difficult to realize there is an extremely limited amount of RPG dollars to go around. Things like the AEG layoffs and Stiggybaby closing are tell-tale signs of that. I'm fairly clueless of the behind-the-scenes business structure between RPG Now, Drive-Thru, and the new EN World store but it seems to me that you are now dividing those limited gaming dollars between 3 stores instead of 2. As far as the ENGS itself goes, as Wulf mentioned, it certainly didn't catch my eye. Some of the new "features" don't really interest me either. I've had very good luck with both RPRNow and Drive-Thru. I like the layouts of their sites and they are easy to navigate. Unless the new features are revolutionary, I can't see myself using a new store. I mean honestly, we are just talking about the RPG pdf business - certainly not a huge industry by any means. Being a lazy customer myself (especially with regards to pdf's), if one site does the trick, I'd just assume to stick with that one. [/QUOTE]

Verification