| aceman67 |
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This post isn't saying that you guys shouldn't have done this second Bundle, donating to charity is a good thing, but I seriously have to ask, why?
You are hurting the brick and mortar stores by doing this, you're literally biting the hand that feeds you. The stores sell your product, sometimes at a loss to them, and then you sell hundreds if dollars of product for a mere fraction of the physical cost. That drives down demand and the stores can't sell what they have in stock.
Now, I admit, I bought the last Humble Bundle, it got me into Pathfinder, and I love it, the two FLGS I go to lost a lot of potential sales from the reduced demand. When I realized that, I immediately bought a physical core rule book and a beginners box despite getting both in the bundle. One owner was even told directly by a Paizo rep that you guys didn't anticipate that it would hurt retailers so much and would not do another Bundle again.
He believed you, and after a few weeks, things got better sales wise, and attendence for PFS is strong (we sit two tables of 5-6 people every week).
But the morning of the new humble bundle, he felt betrayed, and not just that store, but the only other one in town too.
Now they aren't keeping your product stocked anymore save for the core book and beginners box, the rest being special order.
You guys knew this would hurt the retailer, so again, why?