So, I've made some charts.
Chart #1: Reported PF2 Core Book Amazon Rankings, as reported in this thread (and where there were multiple reports in the same day, I took the best sales number). Unfortunately the representation here isn't what I'd prefer, as the "higher" it goes up, the "worse" the sales because it reflects the worse sales rank of a higher number. Maybe someone can tell me how to flip that, or I could just make them negative numbers if I have to.
The most important thing I draw from these two charts?
PF2, a year and a half into its release, is selling worse on Amazon than PF1 was selling on average 7-8 after it's release.
It also depends on if theyre doing less of their buisiness on Amazon, you can't buy pdfs there and physical books are less convenient for online gaming.
They're at less than 2% of Roll20 games now. At the end of 2016, Pathfinder had over 15% of online games.
Actually I think it drives the point home. All boats should have risen on this tide.Comparing online gaming share from then to now is going to run into problems, given how it exploded in the last year.
Actually I think it drives the point home. All boats should have risen on this tide.
Foundry is good, and I use it from time to time myself. But I think it’s worth remembering that it’s still very new. It’s also not plug and play like roll20, requiring either opening up your computer as a server or paying a hosting subscription with a different provider and uploading your work. If you’re not techy then the first was pretty intimidating and the second is just another hurdle that wipes out the point of the software being a one time purchase.I agree, but I think we need to be a little mindful that although roll20 is the 500lb gorilla in the room of vtts looking at most message boards it doesn't seem to be the platform of choice for people playing pf2e, most threads recommend foundry. I agree that the likely numbers aren't going to be massive, but I do believe that platform is growing.
I don't run APs, but I agree with the posters who say that the current ones for PF2E aren't system sellers, good (or not) as they maybe they are very niche (which holds appeal for a lot of people, but probably not the mainstream which PF2E needs to target). It really needs it's 'killer app' that is a popular story and highlights what the system is good at.
Never a wise business decision.Kill the players Campaign (starter AP)
Actually I think it drives the point home. All boats should have risen on this tide.
I mean all of them did, but part of that is obscured by the fact that D&D rose the most. Plus if the player base size doubled like it did in 2020, then 2016's 15% it was would only look like 7% today.
I agree, but I think we need to be a little mindful that although roll20 is the 500lb gorilla in the room of vtts looking at most message boards it doesn't seem to be the platform of choice for people playing pf2e, most threads recommend foundry. I agree that the likely numbers aren't going to be massive, but I do believe that platform is growing.