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And only a month after /tg/ scanned it in and converted it to pdf, its a record
How did Deathwatch get its PDF released before Into The Storm ?
Bilateralrope said:
How did Deathwatch get its PDF released before Into The Storm ?
Probably because more people will purchase it.
Artaxerxes said:
And only a month after /tg/ scanned it in and converted it to pdf, its a record
And the honest people will, as ever, buy the official version. The others? Little is going to change what they would do anyway. Lock as, again as ever, for honest people.
(And glad to see that FFG went with a quicker release schedule. Here's hoping that they continue this trend with their other products as well.)
Kage
And when its will be available?
Kage2020 said:
Artaxerxes said:
And only a month after /tg/ scanned it in and converted it to pdf, its a record
And the honest people will, as ever, buy the official version. The others? Little is going to change what they would do anyway. Lock as, again as ever, for honest people.
(And glad to see that FFG went with a quicker release schedule. Here's hoping that they continue this trend with their other products as well.)
Kage
I do think rather more honest people would be likely to buy the pdf if it was released even close to the release date of the actual book.
someone is aware if it will be translate also in italian???
Kage2020 said:
Artaxerxes said:
And only a month after /tg/ scanned it in and converted it to pdf, its a record
And the honest people will, as ever, buy the official version. The others? Little is going to change what they would do anyway. Lock as, again as ever, for honest people.
(And glad to see that FFG went with a quicker release schedule. Here's hoping that they continue this trend with their other products as well.)
Kage
But the question remains: Why did it take so long for DW to be released as a .pdf ?
It can't have taken that long to convert it from FFGs in-house format to a .pdf. Holding a bit to reduce piracy makes some sense, but once a scan has been up for a week or two everyone who is going to pirate it will have had ample time to do so.
Bilateralrope said:
But the question remains: Why did it take so long for DW to be released as a .pdf ?
It can't have taken that long to convert it from FFGs in-house format to a .pdf. Holding a bit to reduce piracy makes some sense, but once a scan has been up for a week or two everyone who is going to pirate it will have had ample time to do so.
They actually hold it to give local game stores a chance to sell the hard copy. I know that the reality is that PDF sales don't really affect brick and mortar stores (not nearly as much as amazon does) but some places have strong feelings toward it. The short answer is they want to drive initial sales to game stores so that game stores will continue to stock the books and supplements.
Of course, I feel the price point on the FFG PDFs is too high. At $30 I'd rather just get the book. I got my hard copy at Borders for $40. I had a rocking coupon (40% off), but still. I think Paizo has the right idea, $10 PDFs of the core rules. Sure, they could make more per sale, but it lets people try the game at low cost. This actually drives more sales of the core books. I do realize that FFG isn't really in control of their PDF prices, as they are probably specified in GW's license.
Do you get free updates?
Gantz the slaughterer said:
someone is aware if it will be translate also in italian???
Hope not given how bad TT codex are translated in italian...
Into the Storm has already been released as PDF but for some reason FFG pulled it after a couple of us managed to buy a copy. Weird.
Bilateralrope said:
But the question remains: Why did it take so long for DW to be released as a .pdf ?
Presumably just a standard business model. I wouldn't want to begrudge people from trying to protect the 'ole coffers. Rather, I was pointing out that the business model obviously has a kink in it since the tiered release schedule did little to prevent dishonest people from acquiring their product and merely made the honest people wait. That's all.
What FFG does is, well, they're business.
Bilateralrope said:
It can't have taken that long to convert it from FFGs in-house format to a .pdf. Holding a bit to reduce piracy makes some sense, but once a scan has been up for a week or two everyone who is going to pirate it will have had ample time to do so.
Removing registration marks takes a few clicks. Print to PDF a few more... You get the picture.
Kage
deinol said:
Bilateralrope said:
But the question remains: Why did it take so long for DW to be released as a .pdf ?
It can't have taken that long to convert it from FFGs in-house format to a .pdf. Holding a bit to reduce piracy makes some sense, but once a scan has been up for a week or two everyone who is going to pirate it will have had ample time to do so.
They actually hold it to give local game stores a chance to sell the hard copy. I know that the reality is that PDF sales don't really affect brick and mortar stores (not nearly as much as amazon does) but some places have strong feelings toward it. The short answer is they want to drive initial sales to game stores so that game stores will continue to stock the books and supplements.
That leaves me with only one question: Why did Deathwatch get released as a .pdf first when it was released after Into The Storm ?
Bilateralrope said:
That leaves me with only one question: Why did Deathwatch get released as a .pdf first when it was released after Into The Storm ?
A core game system is more lucrative since it spreads rather than concentrates the love?
Kage
I will most likely buy this as a PDF, primarily to print out the adversaries and enter them into my 3 ring binder of bad guys.
Peacekeeper_b said:
I will most likely buy this as a PDF, primarily to print out the adversaries and enter them into my 3 ring binder of bad guys.
I got it so I can copy and paste info for handouts to players.