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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 3973345" data-attributes="member: 58197">Yeah, that's another thing to keep in mind.&nbsp; When I first heard about the Book of Nine Swords, I had no interest in buying it.&nbsp; It sounded like some kind of quasi-East Asian setting book, and I tend to prefer a more European flavor in my games; plus I'm a caster player from away back.&nbsp; I've always been bored by D&amp;D melee classes.However, one of the other guys in my gaming group is more into Asian-flavored stuff, plus he loves playing melee warriors, so he picked it up and convinced me to take a look at it.&nbsp; I tried out a swordsage and was instantly hooked.&nbsp; I soon bought my own copy and have been a martial adept enthusiast ever since; but if I hadn't had that guy in my group, I never would have bothered with it.All of which is to say that the success of a supplement like the Bo9S is not determined purely by content.&nbsp; The way the supplement is marketed is also a major factor.&nbsp; If I were WotC, I'd be looking less at raw sales data and more at customer satisfaction ratings among the people who've tried the book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 3973345, member: 58197"] Yeah, that's another thing to keep in mind. When I first heard about the Book of Nine Swords, I had no interest in buying it. It sounded like some kind of quasi-East Asian setting book, and I tend to prefer a more European flavor in my games; plus I'm a caster player from away back. I've always been bored by D&D melee classes. However, one of the other guys in my gaming group is more into Asian-flavored stuff, plus he loves playing melee warriors, so he picked it up and convinced me to take a look at it. I tried out a swordsage and was instantly hooked. I soon bought my own copy and have been a martial adept enthusiast ever since; but if I hadn't had that guy in my group, I never would have bothered with it. All of which is to say that the success of a supplement like the Bo9S is not determined purely by content. The way the supplement is marketed is also a major factor. If I were WotC, I'd be looking less at raw sales data and more at customer satisfaction ratings among the people who've tried the book. [/QUOTE]

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