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<blockquote data-quote="Jd Smith1" data-source="post: 8354299" data-attributes="member: 6998052"><p>Not a consideration in any way means, or manner. For example, I just bought my wife a new truck earlier this month, and I didn't give a single thought to what anyone in the process of designing, building, moving, or selling said vehicle earned. I hammered the price down as far as I could, and went on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not the simple answer. The simple answer is: if the price isn't what I like, I'll choose a different product (there's staggering numbers to choose from), or just write the blasted thing myself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Who cares? I live on lakeside acreage, in a large home, and drive a luxury vehicle. I know the CEO of Ford earns more in a month than I will in my entire life.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>I very rarely 'happily pay'. The simple answer is in fact 'is this worth the price to me?'</p><p></p><p></p><p>They should sit wherever they can afford the rent.</p><p></p><p>I recently hired a guy to cut down six trees on my property and haul off the remains. He quoted a price, I agreed to it, he did the job, I paid him. I didn't inquire if he was struggling to make ends meet. I did not offer to buy a replacement for the tie-down strap he broke. We had a transaction that was completed according to the agreement. I could have bough a chainsaw, rented a trailer, and done it myself, but it is hot, the work is hard, and the price he offered didn't upset me.</p><p></p><p>If Mongoose puts out a product, and I think the price is too high, I'll look at all the other products, commercial and free, for a better alternative. Or I'll read the reviews and write my own version, because Mongoose has no lock on my gaming options.</p><p></p><p>And I know for a certainty that Traveller material will continue to be produced even if Mongoose folds.</p><p></p><p>The simple fact is there is a glut of RPG writers, to include those posting materials for free, and a decades-old backlog of material in the older systems. Plus the fact that a GM can write their own.</p><p></p><p>So the laws of economics suggests that RPG writers will need a day job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jd Smith1, post: 8354299, member: 6998052"] Not a consideration in any way means, or manner. For example, I just bought my wife a new truck earlier this month, and I didn't give a single thought to what anyone in the process of designing, building, moving, or selling said vehicle earned. I hammered the price down as far as I could, and went on. Not the simple answer. The simple answer is: if the price isn't what I like, I'll choose a different product (there's staggering numbers to choose from), or just write the blasted thing myself. Who cares? I live on lakeside acreage, in a large home, and drive a luxury vehicle. I know the CEO of Ford earns more in a month than I will in my entire life. I very rarely 'happily pay'. The simple answer is in fact 'is this worth the price to me?' They should sit wherever they can afford the rent. I recently hired a guy to cut down six trees on my property and haul off the remains. He quoted a price, I agreed to it, he did the job, I paid him. I didn't inquire if he was struggling to make ends meet. I did not offer to buy a replacement for the tie-down strap he broke. We had a transaction that was completed according to the agreement. I could have bough a chainsaw, rented a trailer, and done it myself, but it is hot, the work is hard, and the price he offered didn't upset me. If Mongoose puts out a product, and I think the price is too high, I'll look at all the other products, commercial and free, for a better alternative. Or I'll read the reviews and write my own version, because Mongoose has no lock on my gaming options. And I know for a certainty that Traveller material will continue to be produced even if Mongoose folds. The simple fact is there is a glut of RPG writers, to include those posting materials for free, and a decades-old backlog of material in the older systems. Plus the fact that a GM can write their own. So the laws of economics suggests that RPG writers will need a day job. [/QUOTE]
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