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<blockquote data-quote="ShadowDenizen" data-source="post: 6304295" data-attributes="member: 16485"><p>Yes, Amazon offers some good (even great!) deals. And I may take them up on it. (Or I may buy at my local store to support them.) Or I might not buy at all; I'm currently one of those "On-the-Fencers" I mentioned.</p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (But imagine the difference between one person buying a book at the SRP of $50, as opposed to 6 people buying at book at the $25 price-tag.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>But mostly my thinking is more about what would benefit the greater audience for 5E?</p><p></p><p>While I applaud WotC for even putting out a Starter Set (which is, to my mind, a real necessity), I think WotC has burned MANY of their fences over the years, (going back to their cancellations of Dragon and Dungeon magazines and even before!!). and a 3-book-buy in at the SRP of $50 doesn't necessarily help gather new fans. (And yes, I know they say you can play with just the Starter Set, and you can get the Core Books cheaper.)</p><p></p><p>After an EXHAUSTIVE playtest (which I won't bring into this thread), in addition to all the points from my last post, I think WotC could sorely benefit from some actual postiive press and goodwill that's not just based on their name-branding. </p><p></p><p>So, why NOT have that reduced price as loss-leader as a "Try This, see if you like it" strategy? (Or even a "If you buy the starter set and like it, take the $20 off the price of the PHB"?)</p><p></p><p>There's lots of ways to incentivize the gaming audience....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShadowDenizen, post: 6304295, member: 16485"] Yes, Amazon offers some good (even great!) deals. And I may take them up on it. (Or I may buy at my local store to support them.) Or I might not buy at all; I'm currently one of those "On-the-Fencers" I mentioned. :) (But imagine the difference between one person buying a book at the SRP of $50, as opposed to 6 people buying at book at the $25 price-tag.) But mostly my thinking is more about what would benefit the greater audience for 5E? While I applaud WotC for even putting out a Starter Set (which is, to my mind, a real necessity), I think WotC has burned MANY of their fences over the years, (going back to their cancellations of Dragon and Dungeon magazines and even before!!). and a 3-book-buy in at the SRP of $50 doesn't necessarily help gather new fans. (And yes, I know they say you can play with just the Starter Set, and you can get the Core Books cheaper.) After an EXHAUSTIVE playtest (which I won't bring into this thread), in addition to all the points from my last post, I think WotC could sorely benefit from some actual postiive press and goodwill that's not just based on their name-branding. So, why NOT have that reduced price as loss-leader as a "Try This, see if you like it" strategy? (Or even a "If you buy the starter set and like it, take the $20 off the price of the PHB"?) There's lots of ways to incentivize the gaming audience.... [/QUOTE]
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