Pathfinder 1E Paizo no longer publishing Dungeon and Dragon

[Agamon]

Aggy,

I think we should leave Erik to handle his own affairs...not to mention the fact it's probably best to keep calm for now.

You know like the Guide book to the Galaxy says "Don't Panic."

Like I said, that's what I figured, so I was just responding to his post in a rhetorical way, to say my peice.

 

[Nightfall]

Aggy,

I agree with your speculation. But who knows how it will all be? I hope for the best NOW but I'm expecting the worst for the most part.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The real test of whether it will work or not will be decided by "why" the majority of gamers weren't reading/subscribing to Dragon/Dungeon.

If they weren't doing so because of access & awareness issues, subscribership could soar.

If its about content, a change from print to digital won't help subscribership one bit, and could drop significantly.

 

[Nightfall]

Aggy,

Yeah I figured. But I also figured if I didn't say anything I'd start lagging behind in my post count.

 

[Agamon]

The real test of whether it will work or not will be decided by "why" the majority of gamers weren't reading/subscribing to Dragon/Dungeon.

If they weren't doing so because of access & awareness issues, subscribership could soar.

But, does putting the content in an online subscription as opposed to a print magazine really increase access and awareness? It's easy for those of us that hang out at ENWorld to maybe think so, but I'm not sure that it's true for the whole.

 

[Agamon]

Aggy,

Yeah I figured. But I also figured if I didn't say anything I'd start lagging behind in my post count.

LOL! (Don't forget to respond to this one, too)

 

[Nightfall]

Aggy,

Since when I have not responded within at least 1-2 minutes?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

But, does putting the content in an online subscription as opposed to a print magazine really increase access and awareness?

It's a possibility.

Access: There are several posters on ENWorld who have lamented the lack of the mags (and other products) on the shelves of their FLGS, or for whom their country's tariffs or even simply shipping distance make the print mags & products extremely expensive.

In some countries, it may not even be legal to import (though I'm not aware of any), and even if the country has the resources to block websites, e-content would still be easier to gain access to than physical print.

I don't know how many languages the mags are/were printed in, but it surely isn't all of them. I do know that it's easier & cheaper to get web pages and electronic content translated than a particular print magazine. (Issues of translation accuracy, however, remain in favor of printed forms done by professionals.)

Awareness: That depends entirely upon the efforts WotC takes to make online gamers aware of their online magazines.

 

[Nightfall]

Danny,

That and the offline gamers too.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I don't quite follow your comment- are you saying the transition will also depend upon how many of the Dungeon/Dragon readership is not online? Yeah- that's accurate.

Heck...they probably don't even know about it yet- I don't recall seeing any announcement in either mag so far.

I know some who are online who have pointed out they don't even have the computing power/bandwidth to view something like an e-zine.