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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 3961269" data-attributes="member: 115">I do not work in a bookstore, with books, or anything like that.&nbsp; Heck, I never learned to read.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Regarding this point though, I've heard it explained that there are certain sizes and shapes that are all lumped into the same category, based mostly on standard bindings.&nbsp; I highly doubt that a 96 (or something like that, too lazy to check) page difference puts them in the same category... but I don't know.&nbsp; Based on that alone, the original point does have some merit.Of course, there is economics... which I think people have covered.&nbsp; That argues the other side.There's also the possibility of WotC cutting the cost to the PHB to match the DMG to draw in new players.&nbsp; While that may be the case, my argument against that is that more people DMing means more groups, and ultimately (hopefully) more people playing.&nbsp; You don't want to penalize people taking up the leadership role, and making the books equal in cost (with different page counts) does that.&nbsp; Sure, a group with multiple games might share a DMG... but I think (ie anecdotal opinion) the trend is for one person to buy one book.&nbsp; That is to say, chipping in on books probably happens on occasion, but ultimately it doesn't happen very often, and that sharing is much more the norm.&nbsp; So, whoever is the DM usually ends up paying double (DMG &amp; likely PHB), leading to a higher entrance cost and thus less people doing it.&nbsp; Knocking down the cost of the DMG based on the number of pages should mitigate that, and it only makes sense in terms of spreading the hobby.&nbsp; It would be less of a hit and easy to rationalize if the books were the same size... but according to our (possibly incorrect) information now that's not the case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 3961269, member: 115"] I do not work in a bookstore, with books, or anything like that. Heck, I never learned to read. :) Regarding this point though, I've heard it explained that there are certain sizes and shapes that are all lumped into the same category, based mostly on standard bindings. I highly doubt that a 96 (or something like that, too lazy to check) page difference puts them in the same category... but I don't know. Based on that alone, the original point does have some merit. Of course, there is economics... which I think people have covered. That argues the other side. There's also the possibility of WotC cutting the cost to the PHB to match the DMG to draw in new players. While that may be the case, my argument against that is that more people DMing means more groups, and ultimately (hopefully) more people playing. You don't want to penalize people taking up the leadership role, and making the books equal in cost (with different page counts) does that. Sure, a group with multiple games might share a DMG... but I think (ie anecdotal opinion) the trend is for one person to buy one book. That is to say, chipping in on books probably happens on occasion, but ultimately it doesn't happen very often, and that sharing is much more the norm. So, whoever is the DM usually ends up paying double (DMG & likely PHB), leading to a higher entrance cost and thus less people doing it. Knocking down the cost of the DMG based on the number of pages should mitigate that, and it only makes sense in terms of spreading the hobby. It would be less of a hit and easy to rationalize if the books were the same size... but according to our (possibly incorrect) information now that's not the case. [/QUOTE]

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