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<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Lobo" data-source="post: 1561702" data-attributes="member: 7694"><p>I don't know if I'm more of a "price sensitive" or a disillusioned gamer or a little of both.</p><p></p><p>Back in 2000 I bought the rules books and FRCS. I thought the rules books were a <strong>great</strong> bargain at $19.95 each.</p><p></p><p>I didn't buy the new supplements for FRCS. While the 3E FRCS was a beautiful book I found that it really didn't add that much more <em>value</em> to my games (which I DM by the way). And that's more to the point as was brought up in previous posts. </p><p></p><p>Consequently, I got the rest of my FR material from 2E PDF's for $5.00 each.</p><p>But what I consider of value is more fluff than crunch. And that is key for me when making my purchasing decisions.</p><p></p><p>The other thing that made me "price sensitive" was the volatility of the Dungeons and Dragons system. Ever since 3E came out there have been so many official rules clarifications, interpretations, and a new version to boot that I don't feel it a safe bet to spend any more money on it. And when is 4E to be released? That is a BIG concern for me. Why spend a lot of money on 3E and 3.5E swag when 4E could be just a couple of years away? I still haven't got through a good chunk of my 3E stuff yet.</p><p></p><p>Sure, 3.5E may be a "better" system but I can't bring myself to purchase the new books. $90.00 may not be much to some people but it is for me. Especially when I think $90.00 vs $60.00. And it's just not $90.00. The amount of work required for revamping the 3E products that I have purchased (modules, monster books, etc) to use with 3.5E decreases the value of 3.5E for me. </p><p></p><p>I did download the 3.5E SRD and am considering buying the PDF versions from companies like creative mountain games for $14.95. So yeah, I guess I am "price sensitive" and the value of having 3.5E for me has increased as the price has decreased!</p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is DM/Player supply and demand. If my player base drops to the point where I can't find gamers because they all want to play the "new" system then the value of owning that system goes up and I'll have to pay the price. But if I can find compatible players that still want to play the "old" system then new sytems don't really have that much impact, thus, their value for me is low. </p><p></p><p>Well, I'm done rambling. Thanks for reading,</p><p></p><p>Mr. Lobo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Lobo, post: 1561702, member: 7694"] I don't know if I'm more of a "price sensitive" or a disillusioned gamer or a little of both. Back in 2000 I bought the rules books and FRCS. I thought the rules books were a [B]great[/B] bargain at $19.95 each. I didn't buy the new supplements for FRCS. While the 3E FRCS was a beautiful book I found that it really didn't add that much more [I]value[/I] to my games (which I DM by the way). And that's more to the point as was brought up in previous posts. Consequently, I got the rest of my FR material from 2E PDF's for $5.00 each. But what I consider of value is more fluff than crunch. And that is key for me when making my purchasing decisions. The other thing that made me "price sensitive" was the volatility of the Dungeons and Dragons system. Ever since 3E came out there have been so many official rules clarifications, interpretations, and a new version to boot that I don't feel it a safe bet to spend any more money on it. And when is 4E to be released? That is a BIG concern for me. Why spend a lot of money on 3E and 3.5E swag when 4E could be just a couple of years away? I still haven't got through a good chunk of my 3E stuff yet. Sure, 3.5E may be a "better" system but I can't bring myself to purchase the new books. $90.00 may not be much to some people but it is for me. Especially when I think $90.00 vs $60.00. And it's just not $90.00. The amount of work required for revamping the 3E products that I have purchased (modules, monster books, etc) to use with 3.5E decreases the value of 3.5E for me. I did download the 3.5E SRD and am considering buying the PDF versions from companies like creative mountain games for $14.95. So yeah, I guess I am "price sensitive" and the value of having 3.5E for me has increased as the price has decreased! Another thing to consider is DM/Player supply and demand. If my player base drops to the point where I can't find gamers because they all want to play the "new" system then the value of owning that system goes up and I'll have to pay the price. But if I can find compatible players that still want to play the "old" system then new sytems don't really have that much impact, thus, their value for me is low. Well, I'm done rambling. Thanks for reading, Mr. Lobo [/QUOTE]
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