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<blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 697357" data-attributes="member: 530">I don't think we are in disagreement.&nbsp; You can compare rpg book costs to other things on a person by person basis, sure.&nbsp; As a general rule, though, it's meaningless to compare it to one specific thing, like movies, because the valuation is completely subjective from person to person.&nbsp; I very rarely go to movies, myself.&nbsp; Comparisons to movie costs mean very little to me.&nbsp; Like you say, comparison to other rpg products means much more.More importantly, the logic always implied nearly without fail is that a pure valuation in terms of hours of usage is the only factor by which to compare.&nbsp; Like you said, you like to eat out because you don't have to do dishes.&nbsp; There's no accounting for things like this in a strict man-hours evaluation.&nbsp; Is one hour of eating out the same value as one hour of rpg playing?&nbsp; Obviously not, as they are priced quite differently on a strictly man-hour basis.&nbsp; They should be because you are not getting the same types of benefits.&nbsp; So why bother to compare and say that you get more man-hours per dollar out of rpgs versus certain other forms of entertainment?&nbsp; Such a comparison is meaningless and, ultimately, misleading.Point taken, so you were applying this principle only to yourself.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; I have noticed in the past that people like to generalize this to everyone though and use it as a justification for inflating rpg book prices.&nbsp; I presumed you were doing the same.&nbsp; Sorry for reading more into your post than you intended.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenjib, post: 697357, member: 530"] I don't think we are in disagreement. You can compare rpg book costs to other things on a person by person basis, sure. As a general rule, though, it's meaningless to compare it to one specific thing, like movies, because the valuation is completely subjective from person to person. I very rarely go to movies, myself. Comparisons to movie costs mean very little to me. Like you say, comparison to other rpg products means much more. More importantly, the logic always implied nearly without fail is that a pure valuation in terms of [b]hours of usage[/b] is the only factor by which to compare. Like you said, you like to eat out because you don't have to do dishes. There's no accounting for things like this in a strict man-hours evaluation. Is one hour of eating out the same value as one hour of rpg playing? Obviously not, as they are priced quite differently on a strictly man-hour basis. They [b]should[/b] be because you are not getting the same types of benefits. So why bother to compare and say that you get more man-hours per dollar out of rpgs versus certain other forms of entertainment? Such a comparison is meaningless and, ultimately, misleading. Point taken, so you were applying this principle only to yourself. That's fine. I have noticed in the past that people like to generalize this to everyone though and use it as a justification for inflating rpg book prices. I presumed you were doing the same. Sorry for reading more into your post than you intended. [/QUOTE]

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