Comments on: The Value of Dungeons and Dragons http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The Seven-Sided Die » Dollar woes and RPG spending http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-69 The Seven-Sided Die » Dollar woes and RPG spending Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:50:26 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-69 [...] like that roleplaying has one of the best cost to value ratios of any media hobby. It’s such a good return on investment that my hobby’s value is more often bottlenecked [...] [...] like that roleplaying has one of the best cost to value ratios of any media hobby. It’s such a good return on investment that my hobby’s value is more often bottlenecked [...]

]]> By: Jackie http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Jackie Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:56:27 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-68 Yeah, but D&D piracy is a better bang per megabyte. Pirating a song? You're getting $1-$2 of value for 6 or 7 megabytes. Pirating a movie? You're getting $12-$25 for 9 GB (assuming you get the uncompressed DVD.) Pirating D&D books? You're getting a $50 value for somewhere between 7MB (on a good OCR scan) to 100MB (on a bad optical scan). It's all about what to do with my bandwidth...the 6 to 7 gigabytes of PDFs I have represent a lot of money if I had to buy them... Yeah, but D&D piracy is a better bang per megabyte. Pirating a song? You’re getting $1-$2 of value for 6 or 7 megabytes. Pirating a movie? You’re getting $12-$25 for 9 GB (assuming you get the uncompressed DVD.) Pirating D&D books? You’re getting a $50 value for somewhere between 7MB (on a good OCR scan) to 100MB (on a bad optical scan). It’s all about what to do with my bandwidth…the 6 to 7 gigabytes of PDFs I have represent a lot of money if I had to buy them…

]]> By: Elonian Nomad - 3rd Strike » Blog Archive » Nomad D&D Log, 2008.08/15 http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Elonian Nomad - 3rd Strike » Blog Archive » Nomad D&D Log, 2008.08/15 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:25:19 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-67 [...] The Value of Dungeons and Dragons - This got me thinking… what IS the value of the stuff I spend money on?  I’ll probably try to make a similar valuation on my other hobbies. [...] [...] The Value of Dungeons and Dragons – This got me thinking… what IS the value of the stuff I spend money on?  I’ll probably try to make a similar valuation on my other hobbies. [...]

]]> By: Greywulf http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Greywulf Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:59:45 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-66 @Tommis, that sound about right to me :) Alternatively, just set a nominal price (say, 10 cents) and work from there. This means if a free download gets you an hours' entertainment, it's Value is 10 - excellent Value for Money, but not infinite. If the free stuff is good, it's better Value than paying for the same thing, after all. @Tommis, that sound about right to me :)

Alternatively, just set a nominal price (say, 10 cents) and work from there. This means if a free download gets you an hours’ entertainment, it’s Value is 10 – excellent Value for Money, but not infinite.

If the free stuff is good, it’s better Value than paying for the same thing, after all.

]]> By: Tommi http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Tommi Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:01:46 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-65 I play a lot of free games, including homebrewed ones. The stated formula has their value increase towards infinity if they are any good, minus infinity if they are poor, or be undefined if they are mediocre. Tommis last blog post..<a href="http://thanuir.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/unknown-armies/" rel="nofollow">Ropecon play report - Unknown armies</a> I play a lot of free games, including homebrewed ones. The stated formula has their value increase towards infinity if they are any good, minus infinity if they are poor, or be undefined if they are mediocre.

Tommis last blog post..Ropecon play report – Unknown armies

]]> By: Donny_the_DM http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Donny_the_DM Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:41:35 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-64 Wow...I had never really thought about it that way. No wonder I've let it take over my life! Donny_the_DMs last blog post..<a href="http://thefineartofthetpk.blogspot.com/2008/08/compilingpress-esc-to-exit.html" rel="nofollow">Compiling...Press esc. to exit.</a> Wow…I had never really thought about it that way. No wonder I’ve let it take over my life!

Donny_the_DMs last blog post..Compiling…Press esc. to exit.

]]> By: Greywulf http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Greywulf Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:00:06 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-63 @Questing GM. That depends; if buying that book extends the longevity of the game (meaning you play for 5 years instead of 4, say), then it's good Value too. Looking at it another way, your Value from the Core Books is fixed - you're going to play anyway. The Value from any other books you buy stands on it's own; if you buy a $30 supplement that gets read and used a total of 15 hours, it's own Value is 0.5 - not so good. On the other hand, a product like Ptolus at $100 (ish) might give out 200 hours of entertainment (reading and as part of your RPG sessions - yes, you can get Value from several things at the same time), so Ptolus is a solid 2. Food for thought, anyhow. Thanks, all! @Questing GM. That depends; if buying that book extends the longevity of the game (meaning you play for 5 years instead of 4, say), then it’s good Value too.

Looking at it another way, your Value from the Core Books is fixed – you’re going to play anyway. The Value from any other books you buy stands on it’s own; if you buy a $30 supplement that gets read and used a total of 15 hours, it’s own Value is 0.5 – not so good. On the other hand, a product like Ptolus at $100 (ish) might give out 200 hours of entertainment (reading and as part of your RPG sessions – yes, you can get Value from several things at the same time), so Ptolus is a solid 2.

Food for thought, anyhow.

Thanks, all!

]]> By: Questing GM http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Questing GM Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:04:49 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-62 This is hillarious! Now I've got something against the PC-tards that tell me NVM is a better game than D&D. On a serious note, while the amount of gaming time is looking to remain static and the amount of products is going to keep on increasing throughout the edition, wouldn't it depreciate the value? Questing GMs last blog post..<a href="http://questinggm.blogspot.com/2008/08/forgetting-realms-part-1.html" rel="nofollow">Forgetting the Realms? Part 1</a> This is hillarious!

Now I’ve got something against the PC-tards that tell me NVM is a better game than D&D.

On a serious note, while the amount of gaming time is looking to remain static and the amount of products is going to keep on increasing throughout the edition, wouldn’t it depreciate the value?

Questing GMs last blog post..Forgetting the Realms? Part 1

]]> By: Dr. Checkmate http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Dr. Checkmate Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:29:02 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-61 Ooo... Thanks. And Ken beat me to the punch, but I'm going to finish the post anyway. Ooo… Thanks. And Ken beat me to the punch, but I’m going to finish the post anyway.

]]> By: The Value of a (Savaged) Dollar « Doctor Checkmate’s Lair http://greywulf.net/2008/08/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-60 The Value of a (Savaged) Dollar « Doctor Checkmate’s Lair Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:28:12 +0000 http://blog.microlite20.net/?p=2389#comment-60 [...] August 10, 2008 in Gamer, Troublesome Changes First off: http://blog.microlite20.net/2008/08/10/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/ [...] [...] August 10, 2008 in Gamer, Troublesome Changes First off: http://blog.microlite20.net/2008/08/10/the-value-of-dungeons-and-dragons/ [...]

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