Pathfinder 1E Paizo no longer publishing Dungeon and Dragon

[Nightfall]

Shawn,

LMAO! That's sooo awesome! Thanks.

 

[Nightfall]

Throws my hands up in the air.

Fine, Im convinced.

They should settle for one percent.

Vigilance,

They have to cause short of mind control, 85% of the people out there don't give a fart about D&D, Fantasy RPG, or ANYTHING related to RPGs.

 

[Vigilance]

Vigilance,

They have to cause short of mind control, 85% of the people out there don't give a fart about D&D, Fantasy RPG, or ANYTHING related to RPGs.

No, one percent of D&D players.

There's 5 million D&D players (according to Paizo).

Their magazine had 50,000 readers, 28% of which subscribed (again according to Paizo).

That means the magazine was reaching 1% of D&D players.

I don't think it's crazy to think you can do better.

 

[Nightfall]

Vigilance,

It is when you realize these factors:

a) About 95% of the world's countries are in some form of debt, depression or economic slide.

b) Gamers these days can play CRPGs and feel like they are still gaming.

c) Even that 5 million people have to do something OTHER than gaming. They have to get money some how. So that cuts into actual time spent purchasing and/or doing gaming.

d) WotC thinking they can do better is a subjective opinion that I find highly unlikely to change the actual facts.

 

[Ourph]

You also assume the product is doing well because it's in paper format. I don't think you can necessarily make the causal connection between "print" and "doing well".

I'm assuming the product is doing well because it's the way it is. Changing around something that is already working seems like a stupid move, period, no matter what you change. WotC cancelling the license changes a whole lot more than just the format.

 

[Nightfall]

Orphm

Yeah well don't expect the Loth to understand that.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

50,000 out of 5 million is doing well?

You'd really have to compare it to the circulation figures of other magazines of a similar subject matter to be able to judge, I'm thinking.

 

[Reynard]

You'd really have to compare it to the circulation figures of other magazines of a similar subject matter to be able to judge, I'm thinking.

You just keep your reason and logic to yourself mister.

 

[Mistwell]

I'm assuming the product is doing well because it's the way it is. Changing around something that is already working seems like a stupid move, period, no matter what you change. WotC cancelling the license changes a whole lot more than just the format.

You just made an argument for no progress, ever. Got to the moon using 1960s technology? Then never upgrade the equipment and never go to Mars.

Changing things that work is often a good idea. Sometimes, you can make things even better than what was working before. If it's not broken don't fix it is a saying that is sometimes true, and sometimes not, and you rarely know which is which until you try the change.

For example, many people were really upset when Paizo took over Dungeon and Dragon to begin with.

Many people were upset when TSR sold D&D.

People fear change, and that is understandable. But to say all change to anything that is function okay is automatically bad is paralyzing. Sometimes, change is good, even change to a good thing can be good.

 

[Mistwell]

Vigilance,

It is when you realize these factors:

a) About 95% of the world's countries are in some form of debt, depression or economic slide.

I strongly feel this is not the board for that statement (particularly when it is a false statement). I think maybe you will find it's a more appropriate statement at CM.