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<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 6375704" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>Ithink Eric Mona did give some numbers for the 3.x series PHB.</p><p></p><p>3.0 500k</p><p>3.5 250-350k</p><p>Pathfinder 250k</p><p></p><p> I have seen 4E estimates of 50-100k but not sure how reliable they are.</p><p></p><p>Note Amazon did not really exist as such back in 2000 so that alone would put a huge spike in early sales. 4E by most accounts had a good launch but the bubble burst fast. As Mearls says you will know more around 1 year in with sales of follow on material as the collectors and curious are less likely to buy splats and adventures. That will likely give you a more accurate picture of how successful your edition is. They also claimed 4E outsold 3rd ed at launch as well and we all know how that went. So either WoTC is lying, putting some spin in it or modern D&D does outsell 3E but only in front loaded spikes in sales. I suspect the later myself due to things like Amazon. If they do outsell 3rd ed and sustain sales somewhat half decent we have a new silver age.</p><p></p><p> They may hit a fake gold age as well due to things like inflation and more expensive rule books. If the starter box can break a million in sales and a 5E adventure sells 250k+ and they break 50 million in sales you are looking at a new golden age. D&D peak was 27 million in sales apparently in 1982/83 dollars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 6375704, member: 6716779"] Ithink Eric Mona did give some numbers for the 3.x series PHB. 3.0 500k 3.5 250-350k Pathfinder 250k I have seen 4E estimates of 50-100k but not sure how reliable they are. Note Amazon did not really exist as such back in 2000 so that alone would put a huge spike in early sales. 4E by most accounts had a good launch but the bubble burst fast. As Mearls says you will know more around 1 year in with sales of follow on material as the collectors and curious are less likely to buy splats and adventures. That will likely give you a more accurate picture of how successful your edition is. They also claimed 4E outsold 3rd ed at launch as well and we all know how that went. So either WoTC is lying, putting some spin in it or modern D&D does outsell 3E but only in front loaded spikes in sales. I suspect the later myself due to things like Amazon. If they do outsell 3rd ed and sustain sales somewhat half decent we have a new silver age. They may hit a fake gold age as well due to things like inflation and more expensive rule books. If the starter box can break a million in sales and a 5E adventure sells 250k+ and they break 50 million in sales you are looking at a new golden age. D&D peak was 27 million in sales apparently in 1982/83 dollars. [/QUOTE]
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