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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5486648" data-attributes="member: 22779">There is another point to remember as well here too.&nbsp; Creating new players isn't really the goal of game producers.&nbsp; Creating new game consumers is the goal of game producers.&nbsp; As was mentioned up thread, there are many RPG gamers who are casual players and likely don't buy many, if any, gaming books.&nbsp; How much incentive is there to try to get that guy to buy?&nbsp; How much do you have to invest to get that casual player to start buying books?&nbsp; I have no idea, but, at the end of the day, the decision has to be made as to whether or not it's actually worth it.&nbsp; I've long maintained that 4e is the RPGA edition - aimed squarely at RPGA players in the hopes that the basic product will appeal to those gamers primarily and be enough to carry the line.Do gaming companies need to attract large numbers of new blood if they already have a stable population of consumers who buy enough of the books to make them profitable?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5486648, member: 22779"] There is another point to remember as well here too. Creating new players isn't really the goal of game producers. Creating new [i]game consumers[/i] is the goal of game producers. As was mentioned up thread, there are many RPG gamers who are casual players and likely don't buy many, if any, gaming books. How much incentive is there to try to get that guy to buy? How much do you have to invest to get that casual player to start buying books? I have no idea, but, at the end of the day, the decision has to be made as to whether or not it's actually worth it. I've long maintained that 4e is the RPGA edition - aimed squarely at RPGA players in the hopes that the basic product will appeal to those gamers primarily and be enough to carry the line. Do gaming companies need to attract large numbers of new blood if they already have a stable population of consumers who buy enough of the books to make them profitable? [/QUOTE]

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