I'm not sure if this question has been discussed and I'm too lazy to hunt the message boards but has Paizo considered a "limited subscription" for thier adventure paths?
For example I have no interest in the upcoming Legacy of Fire AP but the precding Second Darkness AP is something I would have subscribed to just to get those six issues.
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You can subscribe and unsubscribe any time you want, what more can you ask for?
You can subscribe and unsubscribe any time you want, what more can you ask for?
It goes back to being lazy. For example, let's say I really want the Second Darkness AP. Well I click my purchase and then once the AP is done I don't have to worry about following up with Paizo unless I wish further products.
Currently, I would need to subscribe to get the entire Second Darkness AP unsubscribe to avoid the Legacy of Fire AP and then resubscribe to pick up the Council of Thieves AP. Not a big deal just seems a little inefficent.
Any time you start a subscription, it will start with the current Adventure Path. At the moment that is the last issue of Second Darkness. If you want to get Second Darkness, you need to order them. You can order them all at once, or one at a time as you need them.
I currently do have all the Second Darkness issues, it was just an example I used to help define my question/suggestion.
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Actually, this is pretty useful, especially from a "pre-order" basis on Paizo's end.
Say AP 75 is announced six months ahead - which is about the current pace - and it REALLY tickles your fancy. You fire up a sub as a pre-order for that AP. Since it is a limited-run sub, you get NO other benefits of being a subscriber, you just pre-order a "Legends of Fiery Burning Monkey Death" (or whatever) Adventure Path set of issues. Catch could be, as they are already considering for 'suspended' subscriptions, that you are committed to the 3 or 6-issue subscription pre-order. Perhaps on an exclusively pre-ordered "one AP basis" you get the sub discount just on the price of that specific AP.
For those who really want to grab a specific AP set in advance, or perhaps also for backorders, an AP Bundle like the above could work out well as a supplemental ordering method.
Perhaps one could do Adventure Path-specific Bundles? One click gets the 3 or 6-issue subscription and all attached supplemental material scheduled to be released for that particular AP?
Actually, this is pretty useful, especially from a "pre-order" basis on Paizo's end.
Say AP 75 is announced six months ahead - which is about the current pace - and it REALLY tickles your fancy. You fire up a sub as a pre-order for that AP. Since it is a limited-run sub, you get NO other benefits of being a subscriber, you just pre-order a "Legends of Fiery Burning Monkey Death" (or whatever) Adventure Path set of issues. Catch could be, as they are already considering for 'suspended' subscriptions, that you are committed to the 3 or 6-issue subscription pre-order. Perhaps on an exclusively pre-ordered "one AP basis" you get the sub discount just on the price of that specific AP.
For those who really want to grab a specific AP set in advance, or perhaps also for backorders, an AP Bundle like the above could work out well as a supplemental ordering method.
Perhaps one could do Adventure Path-specific Bundles? One click gets the 3 or 6-issue subscription and all attached supplemental material scheduled to be released for that particular AP?
Well put, the "pre-order" AP Bundle is exactly what I was thinking.
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I think that this might come down to pissing off their FLGS network again, although if there's no AP discount it might not be such a big deal (but free pdfs for each paper product would be). I think that Erik or JJ once mentioned something about game stores and distributors cutting Paizo a break because the APs are replacements for Dungeon and Dragon, which are magazine products and for which subscriptions were natural, but I am not sure how far they can push that before it looks like they're trying to cannibalise the bricks-and-mortar distribution network.
Also, maybe it just doesn't fit their business model (although I wonder about the rate at which product is released compared to the rate and which many of us can game).
Truth bagpuss, truth. I for one have (barely) run 1 of the first 3 AP's, and #4 is about to come along in a few weeks.
Still, it is always a good thing to discuss ideas, even if it essentially boils down to "add a cancel sub button" under My Account or something. Push comes to shove, Paizo ultimately decides, and over all they do an excellent job!