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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 9275577" data-attributes="member: 6796241">I wasn't thinking that but the analogy does work.&nbsp; After all, on DDB, you do 'lease' the content, you just lease it for as long as the service exists.At any rate, I was responding to your concern that the lower price points would 'devalue' the product.&nbsp; But offering a lower price point to upgrade from a previous model to the current is standard practice with digital goods.&nbsp; IE getting a 'game of the year' edition upgrade for $19.99 instead of paying the full amount a second time.&nbsp; And that's ultimately why I started the thread.&nbsp; There isn't precedent for how having DDB in the mix will effect how this revision plays out.&nbsp; I guess the closest thing would be MotM replacing Volos and Tome of Foes.&nbsp; That didn't come with a discount if you owned the previous ones (and is perhaps an argument against the PHB being discounted), but did get the bundle discount.&nbsp; But in that case, it was 1 book replacing 2, and wasn't nearly as critical to have users adopt it.I think it's unlikely that there would be discounted upgrade options for the DMG and MM, but again, the PHB is a unique product as the gateway for new players in the game.&nbsp; If I were the D&amp;D team, I'd want to get as many Master Tier subscriber DMs switched to the 2024 PHB as quickly as possible so that their players experience the new rules as well.Finally, while I didn't make this a + thread, I'm primarily interested in the opinions of current DDB users who are considering switching to 2024 later this year, and how the price point of switching may effect your desire to do so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OB1, post: 9275577, member: 6796241"] I wasn't thinking that but the analogy does work. After all, on DDB, you do 'lease' the content, you just lease it for as long as the service exists. At any rate, I was responding to your concern that the lower price points would 'devalue' the product. But offering a lower price point to upgrade from a previous model to the current is standard practice with digital goods. IE getting a 'game of the year' edition upgrade for $19.99 instead of paying the full amount a second time. And that's ultimately why I started the thread. There isn't precedent for how having DDB in the mix will effect how this revision plays out. I guess the closest thing would be MotM replacing Volos and Tome of Foes. That didn't come with a discount if you owned the previous ones (and is perhaps an argument against the PHB being discounted), but did get the bundle discount. But in that case, it was 1 book replacing 2, and wasn't nearly as critical to have users adopt it. I think it's unlikely that there would be discounted upgrade options for the DMG and MM, but again, the PHB is a unique product as the gateway for new players in the game. If I were the D&D team, I'd want to get as many Master Tier subscriber DMs switched to the 2024 PHB as quickly as possible so that their players experience the new rules as well. Finally, while I didn't make this a + thread, I'm primarily interested in the opinions of current DDB users who are considering switching to 2024 later this year, and how the price point of switching may effect your desire to do so. [/QUOTE]

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