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is there a way to get a free pdf version?We haven't come to a decision on that yet, but we've kicked some ideas around.
If I may speak my mind, I hope not. I would think that if a person purchased the Pathfinder RPG, he or she would be able to download a .pdf version free. Alternatively, if someone didn't want to purchase the hard copy, he or she could purchase the .pdf at a cheaper price.
Isn't this how you handle Pathfinder and Gamemastery now?
The reason that I'm concerned with you offering the product up for free is because I want you to succeed and profit. If you give out your product for free, people may be less inclined to giving you their hard-earned money.
I think they mean like with teh pathfinder subscription i get free PDFs with them
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...I would think that if a person purchased the Pathfinder RPG, he or she would be able to download a .pdf version free. Alternatively, if someone didn't want to purchase the hard copy, he or she could purchase the .pdf at a cheaper price.
Isn't this how you handle Pathfinder and Gamemastery now?
No—free PDFs are a subscriber-only benefit. If you purchase a copy of, say, Pathfinder 8 without a subscription, and you wanted the PDF, you'd have to purchase it separately.
Since there's no subscription that includes the RPG, we'll probably come up with a different set of requirements to get the PDF for free (if you also purchase the print edition from us).
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...I would think that if a person purchased the Pathfinder RPG, he or she would be able to download a .pdf version free. Alternatively, if someone didn't want to purchase the hard copy, he or she could purchase the .pdf at a cheaper price.
Isn't this how you handle Pathfinder and Gamemastery now?
No—free PDFs are a subscriber-only benefit. If you purchase a copy of, say, Pathfinder 8 without a subscription, and you wanted the PDF, you'd have to purchase it separately.
Since there's no subscription that includes the RPG, we'll probably come up with a different set of requirements to get the PDF for free (if you also purchase the print edition from us).
On a sidenote, any chance of letting people who are subscribing to pick up the back issues they missed and get the free PDF? *grin* I got into the paizo game late and would love to fill out my gamemastery module collection a bit more.
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On a sidenote, any chance of letting people who are subscribing to pick up the back issues they missed and get the free PDF? *grin* I got into the paizo game late and would love to fill out my gamemastery module collection a bit more.
Nope. Such a policy would allow people to gain subscriber benefits without actually maintaining subscriptions, and that wouldn't be fair to the folks who have been there all along.
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Since there's no subscription that includes the RPG, we'll probably come up with a different set of requirements to get the PDF for free (if you also purchase the print edition from us).
I run games off my laptop. The main reason I run a drifted 3.5 system is you can't swing a cat without hitting a digital copy of the SRD online. Without that digital reference I would be lost.
If the PDF is free or reduced for those who get the Hardcover I will most certainly buy it but if the PDF runs $30ish (seems that 70% of print product price is the average for PDFs in your store) I can't see dropping $72 on PFRPG when I will usually be referring to the digital copy. I can make due with just the PDF at that point. I would love to get the hardback but...
BTW, why not a subscription? I assume there will be other products in the line, Monster book, More Magic Spells book etc. While I don't know the proposed release schedule, I used to have quarterly magazine subscriptions so why not PFRPG?
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Since there's no subscription that includes the RPG, we'll probably come up with a different set of requirements to get the PDF for free (if you also purchase the print edition from us).I run games off my laptop. The main reason I run a drifted 3.5 system is you can't swing a cat without hitting a digital copy of the SRD online. Without that digital reference I would be lost.
If the PDF is free or reduced for those who get the Hardcover I will most certainly buy it but if the PDF runs $30ish (seems that 70% of print product price is the average for PDFs in your store) I can't see dropping $72 on PFRPG when I will usually be referring to the digital copy. I can make due with just the PDF at that point. I would love to get the hardback but...
BTW, why not a subscription? I assume there will be other products in the line, Monster book, More Magic Spells book etc. While I don't know the proposed release schedule, I used to have quarterly magazine subscriptions so why not PFRPG?
I Have to say, I'm a little bit surprised by this, too. Why not make it part of the chronicles subscription, for instance?
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Hey guys:
We plan to talk about this and make a decision when we start planning the 2009 line of products. Which will probably happen in Fall of 2008. Vic isn't saying that we won't have a subscription. Or that we will. Just that we don't right now. Please give us some time to figure out how to do things right. We'll probably have some sort of announcement in early 2009. Remember, this product isn't coming out until August of 2009! :)
-Lisa
Hey guys:
We plan to talk about this and make a decision when we start planning the 2009 line of products. Which will probably happen in Fall of 2008. Vic isn't saying that we won't have a subscription. Or that we will. Just that we don't right now. Please give us some time to figure out how to do things right. We'll probably have some sort of announcement in early 2009. Remember, this product isn't coming out until August of 2009! :)
-Lisa
Thanks Lisa I think alot of us forget it wont be out for a while and we really want it now (right now i would settle for the alpha 2 release)