Wraithborne
Commander
3227 Posts
    
West Virginia
 | | 02/14/2008 11:59 AM |  Alert | Just thought I'd pass on that while browsing Amazon today, I noticed the retail listed for the 4e PHB, MM and DMG is $34.95.
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GuJiaXian
Sergeant
579 Posts
Holladay, Utah
| | 02/14/2008 12:16 PM | Alert | | Yeah, I saw that on some other websites, too. Even though I've got my locked-in preorder prices, that really stinks. My personal opinion is that the core books should be dirt cheap, and the supplements should be more expensive (kind of the deal with drugs, you know?). | |
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Ghendar
Warlord
10652 Posts
In the constellation of Cygnus, or Central Connecticut
| | 02/14/2008 12:27 PM | Alert | | Price increases are sadly, inevitable. | |
The details of my life are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner and RPG designer from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute and RPGA certified DM named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark and THAC0. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons, D&D every night. In the spring we'd make meat helmets for LARP. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag, forced to walk the walk of a thousand four siders, and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe, which was very handy for D&D. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles for LARP. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it.
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Cthulhufnord
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| | 02/14/2008 6:58 PM | Alert | Posted By Ghendar on 02/14/2008 12:27 PM
Price increases are sadly, inevitable.
True enough. However there will be some of us that will not be effected by the price hike.  | |
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
393 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 02/15/2008 4:27 AM | Alert | I'm in Australia. Thanks to a good exchange rate the 4E core rulebooks are actually 33% cheaper for me this time around. I paid AUD$60 each for the 3.5E PHB, DMG and MM. I just received an e-mail today from a game store in Australia I sometimes order from. They are selling the 4E core rulebooks for AUD$40 each (or only AUD$38 if you preorder). Olaf the Stout | |
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greyhaze
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wicked cool
Underboss
1959 Posts
| | 02/15/2008 6:39 AM | Alert | | reasonable. everything goes up in price. Gallon of milk is $4.00. hardcover novel is around $25. video games are $50. The 4th ed core book will be used more often than all of the others mentioned above so for me its not a big deal. Its just more ammo for the people who have no interest in 4th edition anyway | |
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GuJiaXian
Sergeant
579 Posts
Holladay, Utah
| | 02/15/2008 7:44 AM | Alert | | Heck, I just bought two hardcover BattleTech rulebooks, and they were $40.00 each MSRP (I did get them on eBay for a discount, but that's beside the point). | |
"Clearly a case of too many hunchbacks and not enough mad scientists..." | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
5362 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 02/15/2008 4:42 PM | Alert | $35 seems pretty reasonable. I was hoping that $30 would be the go (more sold means a decent chance of lower costs) but I'm fne with $35. Besides, most people will get some sort of discount.
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Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
7965 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 02/17/2008 11:24 AM | Alert | | That's alright. Goes with the rest - cars, houses, gas. | |
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GuJiaXian
Sergeant
579 Posts
Holladay, Utah
| | 02/17/2008 4:09 PM | Alert | | Yeah, costs for WotC (raw materials, gasoline, etc.) are going up, so the prices of their products need to go up, too. Now only if my paycheck would increase as well... | |
"Clearly a case of too many hunchbacks and not enough mad scientists..." | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6463 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 02/19/2008 8:39 PM | Alert | | I won't be affected by this price increase, either, since I won't be buying any 4th edition books. | |
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Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
7965 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 02/20/2008 12:13 AM | Alert | Well, I guess that really is the best solution for not being affected by any price increase | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
5362 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 02/20/2008 12:41 PM | Alert | Posted By GuJiaXian on 02/17/2008 4:09 PM
Yeah, costs for WotC (raw materials, gasoline, etc.) are going up, so the prices of their products need to go up, too. Now only if my paycheck would increase as well...
Yeah, I got in trouble at working for mentioning that when they mentioned a price increase. If prices go up, why aren't my wages going up?
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GuJiaXian
Sergeant
579 Posts
Holladay, Utah
| | 02/20/2008 12:46 PM | Alert | Posted By Teflon Jeff on 02/20/2008 12:41 PM Posted By GuJiaXian on 02/17/2008 4:09 PM
Yeah, costs for WotC (raw materials, gasoline, etc.) are going up, so the prices of their products need to go up, too. Now only if my paycheck would increase as well... Yeah, I got in trouble at working for mentioning that when they mentioned a price increase. If prices go up, why aren't my wages going up?
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"Clearly a case of too many hunchbacks and not enough mad scientists..." | |
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
5362 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 02/21/2008 10:17 AM | Alert | Posted By GuJiaXian on 02/20/2008 12:46 PM Posted By Teflon Jeff on 02/20/2008 12:41 PM Posted By GuJiaXian on 02/17/2008 4:09 PM
Yeah, costs for WotC (raw materials, gasoline, etc.) are going up, so the prices of their products need to go up, too. Now only if my paycheck would increase as well... Yeah, I got in trouble at working for mentioning that when they mentioned a price increase. If prices go up, why aren't my wages going up? Don't feel bad. Sixteen months at this job this Friday, and no word of a raise. :/
I went 22 months, before getting a .20 raise.
But Contract renegotiation is this summer. Hoping for a big raise.
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
9466 Posts
United States
| | 02/23/2008 6:14 AM | Alert | Well, again, it comes down to entertainment dollars per hour for me.
I imagine that if each core book costs $35, then the total I'll spend will be closer to $70. I'll find them discounted somewhere.
And I know that I'll be getting way more than 70 hours of fun out of them. Probably way more than 700 hours. Probably way more than 7,000 hours.
So, the hours of fun I get, per dollar, is an awesome return.
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IHawk
Underboss
1045 Posts
Lisle, Illinois
| | 02/27/2008 2:51 PM | Alert | Out of respect for my sanity I will not venture how many hours that my wife & I used the 3.0 & 3.5 core rulebooks (we had 2 phb's and one of each mm & dmg)...but all tolled it prolly comes down to pennies per hour of use. sure it sucks, but we'd prolly end up spending more on a couple nights out for dinner with the wife - besides, she'd rather play D&D :)
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Master of the
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
5362 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 02/28/2008 9:02 AM | Alert | My group only meets a few times a month now, and I'll still get more than enough hours out of it.
Logically, though, the hours have to be divided by all costs incurred for the activity, including splatbooks and minis. Still a great deal. As i tell the wife, that money spent isn't quite entirely spent, because I can get some return for it. Try to resell your movie ticket
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Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
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