Realm Works Content Market - Pricing Details & More

[BJ]

We know many of you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Realm Works Content Market. We are, too! The final pieces aren’t quite in place yet, but we’ve received numerous inquiries about the upcoming content and what prices to expect at launch. So, it’s time we shed a little light on that subject. You can read the full news post about features, pricing, and content guideline submissions here!

[daplunk]

And in-case people miss it... there's a survey at the very bottom!

[BJ]

Originally Posted by daplunk

And in-case people miss it... there's a survey at the very bottom!

Thanks for posting! Hopefully it will help us know which direction to go in our wave two releases to better help all of you.

[Happydevil43]

Just looking at the current pricing, and using Emerald Spire as an example:
On paizo it is $25 for the PDF and then to buy the RW package its another $18 (I am using US dollars here ... not even looking at the current exchange rate!).

So to use the product in RW you have to have both. so that's $43US - Is that right ?

Extrapolate that out to a Rise of the Runelords or Crimson Throne where the PDF is $42, and assuming that the RW cost will be around $30 (its about 25% difference using the difference between Emerald Spire costs) that's $70. Now when I look at it in Aussie money is close to $100, makes it an expensive prospect (plus we all know that you will also buy the Herolab package as well), or you only will get them when they are on special at Paizo.

I guess its early days yet, and we wont know until its fully released if we get a bigger discount further down the line.

You also then have the question, how much is my time worth, putting it in manually.

That's my 5c (since we got rid of our 2c pieces a long time ago!), I was really holding off on putting anything in for the next AP we want to run, and just buying the RW package, but I may have to rethink that.

[kbs666]

The folks who still buy print copies of Paizo's stuff are going to be mad.

[Gord]

Originally Posted by kbs666

The folks who still buy print copies of Paizo's stuff are going to be mad.

As a seller of those print copies through my store, I'm not overly thrilled either. It is very FLGS unfriendly. It is sad but I know many retailers who have supported Pathfinder through the years, are now dumping the line because of their on-line policies. I won't do it but we have certainly reduced our numbers drastically.

[Happydevil43]

Originally Posted by Gord

As a seller of those print copies through my store, I'm not overly thrilled either. It is very FLGS unfriendly. It is sad but I know many retailers who have supported Pathfinder through the years, are now dumping the line because of their on-line policies. I won't do it but we have certainly reduced our numbers drastically.

Considering it would be relatively easy for Paizo to put a voucher code in each book, much like their gift card system, so that you could redeem the code, and then have it.

That would significantly reduce the cost.

[the_redbeard]

Originally Posted by Gord

As a seller of those print copies through my store, I'm not overly thrilled either. It is very FLGS unfriendly. It is sad but I know many retailers who have supported Pathfinder through the years, are now dumping the line because of their on-line policies. I won't do it but we have certainly reduced our numbers drastically.

Are you aware of Bits and Mortar? I've only used this once so far for the Adventures in Middle Earth Player's Guide from Cubicle7. The program pairs purchases of paper, physical copies from stores with pdf downloads. I'm a big fan, and actively look for stores and manufacturers to support on this.

[kbs666]

Originally Posted by Gord

As a seller of those print copies through my store, I'm not overly thrilled either. It is very FLGS unfriendly. It is sad but I know many retailers who have supported Pathfinder through the years, are now dumping the line because of their on-line policies. I won't do it but we have certainly reduced our numbers drastically.

I go out of my way to buy the stuff I do own physical copies of, mostly flip mats and map packs, from the local game store. I could subscribe through Paizo and get the PDF's since I get all of those that come out but I'd rather spend my money at a small business in my community that provides me with a gaming space.

Thinking more about this policy I'm even more upset with Paizo.

[Happydevil43]

Originally Posted by kbs666

I go out of my way to buy the stuff I do own physical copies of, mostly flip mats and map packs, from the local game store. I could subscribe through Paizo and get the PDF's since I get all of those that come out but I'd rather spend my money at a small business in my community that provides me with a gaming space.

Thinking more about this policy I'm even more upset with Paizo.

Exactly!.

I guess I will now need to do a review on the differences between Crimson Throne (old version) and the updated one, so that I can put it in manually.

I just cant afford to buy 3 lots of data (well not after being made redundant!)