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<blockquote data-quote="robconley" data-source="post: 8471369" data-attributes="member: 5636"><p>Yes overestimation is a thing, but also those who done very well, and those who done somewhat well. Another thing not considered in this exchange that with the present state of the market and technology small niches can be efficiently served at a profit by folks. What considered bad for general appeal can be quite good for that niche.</p><p></p><p>In the past, my experience with these type of discussions usually that they are really about the question of whether one can make a living at writing or making RPGs. The answer is yes, but it difficult. What are we are grappling with today is the fact that middle tier of the industry has radically changed requiring a different set of skills and organization to make a living compared to the 1980s or 1990s. That the bottom tier of small products runs and zines has expanded by several orders of magnitude. That virtual shelf space is infinite while physical shelf space is finite and subject to changing tastes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robconley, post: 8471369, member: 5636"] Yes overestimation is a thing, but also those who done very well, and those who done somewhat well. Another thing not considered in this exchange that with the present state of the market and technology small niches can be efficiently served at a profit by folks. What considered bad for general appeal can be quite good for that niche. In the past, my experience with these type of discussions usually that they are really about the question of whether one can make a living at writing or making RPGs. The answer is yes, but it difficult. What are we are grappling with today is the fact that middle tier of the industry has radically changed requiring a different set of skills and organization to make a living compared to the 1980s or 1990s. That the bottom tier of small products runs and zines has expanded by several orders of magnitude. That virtual shelf space is infinite while physical shelf space is finite and subject to changing tastes. [/QUOTE]
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