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Was wondering if this had ever been considered?

I'm currently a subscriber but I'm not planning on using the dead tree version of Wrath of the Righteous. Is there any chance Paizo might consider a completely digital subscription plan at some point?


MJinthePitt wrote:

Was wondering if this had ever been considered?

I'm currently a subscriber but I'm not planning on using the dead tree version of Wrath of the Righteous. Is there any chance Paizo might consider a completely digital subscription plan at some point?

The usual response at this point is for someone to point you here :)

tl;dr - Paizo rely on the print subscriptions to keep the print volume high, and allowing PDF-only subs could damage this too much. The print subscriptions are too much a core part of the business model to be able to consider the risk.


Matt Thomason wrote:
MJinthePitt wrote:

Was wondering if this had ever been considered?

I'm currently a subscriber but I'm not planning on using the dead tree version of Wrath of the Righteous. Is there any chance Paizo might consider a completely digital subscription plan at some point?

The usual response at this point is for someone to point you here :)

tl;dr - Paizo rely on the print subscriptions to keep the print volume high, and allowing PDF-only subs could damage this too much. The print subscriptions are too much a core part of the business model to be able to consider the risk.

Thanks, my weak and feeble search didn't come up with that thread. Much appreciated.


After reading through Vic's response ... I would say this (in case anyone actually sees this thread), at the end of Wrath of the Righteous I'll be cancelling my AP subscription and then restarting it when Iron Gods comes out. If there was a cheaper PDF-only subscription the likelihood of me keeping the subscription through the Mummy AP would be 100%.

I'll never run the adventure but would love reading it. Just like the Desert of Desolation so many years ago! I loved reading those modules cover to cover and we never came close to playing them.


That is a real shame. The Desert of Desolation was one of the best module series ever released for AD&D. I have personally run them about a half-dozen times each.

The Misty Maze in Pharoah has actually starved parties to death.

The teleporting pit traps with the ever falling mummies in Oasis of the White Palm never fails to catch a players attention and hold it.

Exploring the Sea of Glass in The Lost Tomb of Martek is honestly one of the most original sandbox environments to ever be written, IMHO.

Grand Lodge

Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path Subscriber
MJinthePitt wrote:

After reading through Vic's response ... I would say this (in case anyone actually sees this thread), at the end of Wrath of the Righteous I'll be cancelling my AP subscription and then restarting it when Iron Gods comes out. If there was a cheaper PDF-only subscription the likelihood of me keeping the subscription through the Mummy AP would be 100%.

I'll never run the adventure but would love reading it. Just like the Desert of Desolation so many years ago! I loved reading those modules cover to cover and we never came close to playing them.

It strikes me odd that you'd be willing to buy a subscription to a monthly PDF, but buying a PDF every month is unacceptable.

-Skeld


Skeld wrote:
MJinthePitt wrote:

After reading through Vic's response ... I would say this (in case anyone actually sees this thread), at the end of Wrath of the Righteous I'll be cancelling my AP subscription and then restarting it when Iron Gods comes out. If there was a cheaper PDF-only subscription the likelihood of me keeping the subscription through the Mummy AP would be 100%.

I'll never run the adventure but would love reading it. Just like the Desert of Desolation so many years ago! I loved reading those modules cover to cover and we never came close to playing them.

It strikes me odd that you'd be willing to buy a subscription to a monthly PDF, but buying a PDF every month is unacceptable.

-Skeld

You know, you're right ... I'm an idiot. Right now I'm not purchasing enough extra materials to make the 10% off additional items worth it. Thank you!

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