Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunders
Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of The Year
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Races and Classes cover on Amazon!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="takasi" data-source="post: 3845599" data-attributes="member: 20194"><p>I haven't seen the hardcover that cheap. But it's still something to collect, whether now or in the future. It doesn't necessarily have to maintain its monetary value to make you feel like you've added something to your shelf that's going to stay there for years to come as a keepsake.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's not dual value if they're not going to play the old edition at all. </p><p></p><p>Heck, sometimes I've bought magazines like Inquest and Scyre just for the preview articles of D&D Miniatures. Nothing wrong with that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's all in how they write it up. If they want to lure in people then maybe the cover should say "Hey 4th edition is coming next year, check out this preview now!" or something. If someone is in Barnes and Noble and isn't playing D&D for the reasons I listed and sees this book it might get them excited about the new game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It doesn't appear that way. The fact that they're charging people for a preview book says they're pretty confident that the new edition is going to make them more money than their current sales.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Who is it going to push? I think the overwhelming majority of gamers do not read the previews. It is for the hardcore fans alone. The average gamer, from my experience with face-to-face gaming, doesn't visit message boards and doesn't visit WotC.com. Most of them never bought issues of Dungeon or Dragon magazine either.</p><p></p><p>You should be lucky they give hardcore fans the support they're getting today. The fact that a rep is on this thread speaks volumes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takasi, post: 3845599, member: 20194"] I haven't seen the hardcover that cheap. But it's still something to collect, whether now or in the future. It doesn't necessarily have to maintain its monetary value to make you feel like you've added something to your shelf that's going to stay there for years to come as a keepsake. It's not dual value if they're not going to play the old edition at all. Heck, sometimes I've bought magazines like Inquest and Scyre just for the preview articles of D&D Miniatures. Nothing wrong with that. That's all in how they write it up. If they want to lure in people then maybe the cover should say "Hey 4th edition is coming next year, check out this preview now!" or something. If someone is in Barnes and Noble and isn't playing D&D for the reasons I listed and sees this book it might get them excited about the new game. It doesn't appear that way. The fact that they're charging people for a preview book says they're pretty confident that the new edition is going to make them more money than their current sales. Who is it going to push? I think the overwhelming majority of gamers do not read the previews. It is for the hardcore fans alone. The average gamer, from my experience with face-to-face gaming, doesn't visit message boards and doesn't visit WotC.com. Most of them never bought issues of Dungeon or Dragon magazine either. You should be lucky they give hardcore fans the support they're getting today. The fact that a rep is on this thread speaks volumes. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Races and Classes cover on Amazon!
Top
