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<blockquote data-quote="Erik Mona" data-source="post: 92983" data-attributes="member: 2174">It's precisely because the number of pie bakers has outstipped the public's interest in pie that resources like this web site, Gaming Frontiers (a great &quot;sampler&quot; from a variety of d20 companies) and the news section of Polyhedron are important tools to help consumers decide which products are best for them. The glut isn't going to last forever, in my opinion, and I suspect the top handful of d20 publishers will see their numbers rise as they begin to foster fans who will follow their work. Those folks only have so much money, though, so if Joe Bob is buying every single Dragonstar product sight undseen, that means he has less money to spend on a new product from an &quot;untested&quot; company.It's interesting to see a couple of the smaller companies hitching their wagons to an established brand like Dragonstar that has the backing of a larger company (in this case, FFG). I think that's a great way for Mystic Eye to drag new folks to their company. If their Dragonstar adventures are cool, those new customers probably will check out the company's non-Dragonstar offerings.I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more of this type of thing over the next year or so. In fact, I think this might be the next trend in d20 gaming, particularly so far as the smaller companies are concerned.--Erik MonaEditor, Polyhedron</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Erik Mona, post: 92983, member: 2174"] It's precisely because the number of pie bakers has outstipped the public's interest in pie that resources like this web site, Gaming Frontiers (a great "sampler" from a variety of d20 companies) and the news section of Polyhedron are important tools to help consumers decide which products are best for them. The glut isn't going to last forever, in my opinion, and I suspect the top handful of d20 publishers will see their numbers rise as they begin to foster fans who will follow their work. Those folks only have so much money, though, so if Joe Bob is buying every single Dragonstar product sight undseen, that means he has less money to spend on a new product from an "untested" company. It's interesting to see a couple of the smaller companies hitching their wagons to an established brand like Dragonstar that has the backing of a larger company (in this case, FFG). I think that's a great way for Mystic Eye to drag new folks to their company. If their Dragonstar adventures are cool, those new customers probably will check out the company's non-Dragonstar offerings. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more of this type of thing over the next year or so. In fact, I think this might be the next trend in d20 gaming, particularly so far as the smaller companies are concerned. --Erik Mona Editor, Polyhedron [/QUOTE]

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