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So question, are the "Deluxe" editions of the Rulebooks going to be a thing now? Can we start a subscription just for these if that's the case? I most certainly AM NOT going to mix and match my collection between normal and deluxe versions lol. Also, it kinda hurts to not have the PDF in the cases I don't want to lug my beautiful books around. I'd be happy to pay a bit more to include the PDFs.
VERY happy for the expanded monster rules and lore!
I’d love a deluxe subscription option.
Having said that, it has been asked before and there didn’t seem to be any plans for such a thing. It makes these an even more expensive option if you also want the PDF.
I would have thought at the beginning that a deluxe edition subscription was a bad idea since (I thought) there was no way they would keep putting out deluxe editions after the first few books.
But are they perhaps now committed to putting out deluxe editions indefinitely? Or are they avoiding having such a subscription so that they could discontinue deluxe editions whenever sales no longer warrant putting them out?
I would have thought at the beginning that a deluxe edition subscription was a bad idea since (I thought) there was no way they would keep putting out deluxe editions after the first few books.
But are they perhaps now committed to putting out deluxe editions indefinitely? Or are they avoiding having such a subscription so that they could discontinue deluxe editions whenever sales no longer warrant putting them out?
Presumably, it's the old "split the market" issue:
If they provide a deluxe subscription then, almost by definition, the largest cohort of people taking up the new subscription are going to be people who currently have the regular sub. It's hard (for me, at least) to picture someone who is not now a subscriber jumping on board for a deluxe subscription.
So Paizo will lose a bunch of regular RPG subscribers. If it's significant enough to reduce the number they get printed that results in a direct hit to profitability (since number of copies is the principle driver of print-costs-per-unit). The only way they make that up is if the surge in sales of deluxe copies is significantly greater than the number they're going to sell anyhow on top of regular subs.
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Presumably, it's the old "split the market" issue:If they provide a deluxe subscription then, almost by definition, the largest cohort of people taking up the new subscription are going to be people who currently have the regular sub. It's hard (for me, at least) to picture someone who is not now a subscriber jumping on board for a deluxe subscription.
So Paizo will lose a bunch of regular RPG subscribers. If it's significant enough to reduce the number they get printed that results in a direct hit to profitability (since number of copies is the principle driver of print-costs-per-unit). The only way they make that up is if the surge in sales of deluxe copies is significantly greater than the number they're going to sell anyhow on top of regular subs.
That makes sense, but I would still like some sort of "automatic" option so I don't have to worry about missing one and then *gasp* my entire collection is ruined. /drama
Also not having to buy the PDFs separately would also be nice.
I'm 100% with you.
Special Editions cause me all manner of stress in the months leading up to release.
I have only seen one of these deluxe books in the store, unopened. Those who have these versions, do you think that they are worth the price?
It’s the same book, only the cover is different, and you have seen that.
I understand that but are the cover and other amenities worth the extra cost?
It’s a luxury and not for everyone, but I like the feel of a faux leather book over glossy cardboard. That would be enough for me, though the bookmark ribbons are nice too.
For me it’s worth it (especially because I generally buy for our table so the players get the regular, subscription books while the DM gets the special, bookmarked, leather version).
Nice!
