D&D General The Double-Edged Sword: Is The New D&D Edition a Cash Grab in Disguise?

[DarkCrisis]

Do you know only extremes?
Not a case of tertium non datur.

I know companies. They aren’t your friends looking out for you. It’s only about the bottom line. Everything else is secondary.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I know companies. They aren’t your friends looking out for you. It’s only about the bottom line. Everything as is secondary.

That is a hell of a generalization. Not better than the fallacy before. And pessimistic.

Just to make sure. Never said they were my friends.

 

[DEFCON 1]

I don't even care if it IS a "cash grab". If the product is good and useful to own, they can gladly grab my cash all they want.

 

[Oofta]

They don't want you knowing it's a cash grab! Click on this link to see why! Seriously, click now!

 

[DEFCON 1]

In truth... the real question being asked here in the thread shouldn't be whether the 5E24 books are a "cash grab"... but rather whether the 5E24 books will have value. WotC is producing revisions of the 5E14 core rulebooks and selling these new books at a certain price point. Do these books have value to people? Will people spend money on them? That's the actual question being asked.

WotC's reasons for making these books has nothing to do with it. It doesn't matter in least why WotC is writing and publishing these books... what matters for every individual player out there is whether they are worth spending $60 each on for the three new books. Some will say that they are... some will say that they are not. And thus some people will buy the books... and some people will not.

Which is exactly how all commerce works.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Double edged sword is this thread a click bait in disguise?

 

[payn]

Im still a little surprised folks think books are the be all end all.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Im still a little surprised folks think books are the be all end all.

Books are great.

 

[TheSword]

I know companies. They aren’t your friends looking out for you. It’s only about the bottom line. Everything as is secondary.

You clearly only know some companies.

Are you aware that it is a viable corporate strategy to make money by selling good products that people want? That selling bad products that people don’t want is much harder?

 

[payn]

Books are great.