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<blockquote data-quote="NLP" data-source="post: 1150193" data-attributes="member: 520">Just as a point of reference, I purchased B5 because I am a huge fan of the series. I will probably never run a B5 game, nor ever play in one. B5 is the only book over $35.00 that I have ever bought and, with the possible exception of Conan, will probably be the only book over $35.00 I ever buy. B5 was bought as a fanboy reference, not as a true useful gaming supplement.But even out of the books I am actually using, I would still say that the flashy production quality is not worth the extra $10.00+. Is Midnight a better book because it has 16 pages of color inserts? Could they have published the book $5.00 cheaper without those 16 pages? Would the fans have not bought the book or spoken so highly of it if it were all B&amp;W? I have 3 children, and I would not give any of them $35.00-$50.00 to buy a single RPG book if they asked me for it in a FLGS. At those prices publishers are completely wiping out their impulse purchasing market. At $35.00+ per book RPGs cease to be a hobby and become a household expense, just like cable, or water, or the telephone. People should never have to look at a hobby as a household expense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NLP, post: 1150193, member: 520"] Just as a point of reference, I purchased B5 because I am a huge fan of the series. I will probably never run a B5 game, nor ever play in one. B5 is the only book over $35.00 that I have ever bought and, with the possible exception of Conan, will probably be the only book over $35.00 I ever buy. B5 was bought as a fanboy reference, not as a true useful gaming supplement. But even out of the books I am actually using, I would still say that the flashy production quality is not worth the extra $10.00+. Is Midnight a better book because it has 16 pages of color inserts? Could they have published the book $5.00 cheaper without those 16 pages? Would the fans have not bought the book or spoken so highly of it if it were all B&W? I have 3 children, and I would not give any of them $35.00-$50.00 to buy a single RPG book if they asked me for it in a FLGS. At those prices publishers are completely wiping out their impulse purchasing market. At $35.00+ per book RPGs cease to be a hobby and become a household expense, just like cable, or water, or the telephone. People should never have to look at a hobby as a household expense. [/QUOTE]

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