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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 7:09AM
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Date Joined:
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Hola,
- Netflix - $96/year gets you streaming movies & 1 DVD mailed at a time
And so on...
~P.
Old Price? Or a non-US price? I want this discount! Last year Netflix changed their price here in the U.S. Now, $84 a year gets you streaming movies OR 1 DVD at a time, takes $168 a year to get both, since they don't do a combo discount anymore.
But your point is still made. through many services, a yearly price gets you a lot of content, and in comparison, WotC's content seems to be shrinking.
"Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? NOW you're scared!" - Rose Tyler
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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 2:45PM
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Date Joined:
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through many services, a yearly price gets you a lot of content, and in comparison, WotC's content seems to be shrinking.
This is clearly nit-picking but the total amount of content provided by WoTC increases each month as they publish to expand their library. Rather, it is the rate of increase that is dropping. (Sorry, I write code for a living and I can get pedantic. It's an annoying trait of engineering types.)
I have already spoken as to what I think WotC should do with the magazines going forward. My personal view is that they're sitting on a gold mine of old content that appeals to 5 generations of gamers (Basic - 4E). If they were able to stream that content, make it available as watermarked PDFs, make them browsable with advertising to offset the cost, or any other solution they would sell new subscriptions like hotcakes.
- Old rule books (PHB, DMG, MM, etc.)
- Old adventures (B2, S1, etc.)
- Old magazines (Dragon, Dungeon, etc.)
- Old supplements (campaign worlds, etc.)
- Re-organize all the old web content (Map-a-week, PC portraits, etc.)
That content has signficant value and right now it is doing almost nothing for them. From a geek perspective it's like the entire Beatles music catalog being out-of-print. Why on earth wouldn't you monetize this? Personally, it has greatest value to me as e-friendly PDFs with selectable text and images so I can easily import into my RPG tools like Fantasy Grounds. (Exactly like Dungeon magazine for example.) I realize that conversion is asking a lot but we did see a large effort to rework the 1E books. ~P.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 3:27PM
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Yeah, technically each new item released adds to the total content level, previously-released content drops in usability each month.
I have been discussing this with friends. WotC should release all previous content digitally. They can digitally link it to ddi accounts, or make Android/apple apps that will link with your ddi, and can access any digital books you've purchased, or have access to... And Wizards is just failing to capitalize on it. With so many people moving to tablets and smart phones, it really is the next generation platform, and wotc seems content to let it slip through their fingers.
"Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? NOW you're scared!" - Rose Tyler
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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 4:05PM
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Exactly as you said it.
You and I are of an accord in this matter.
~P.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 10:32PM
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isnt that what they announced in this year's keynote address?
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7 months ago ::
Oct 29, 2012 - 12:22PM
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Well...
I try not to be too critical but WotC has not always followed through well on Keynote speeches. I think they present a "What we want to do" list and the fans hear "We promise to do this" and it all goes to hell from there.
Let's say I appreciate the spirit but their communication strategy has occasionally been inelegant.
Have you got a link to the video?
~P.
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