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Stephenls wrote:
> kitplane01@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I'm curious if White Wolf's new setting is doing well commercially.
>> Are they going to make enough money to continue the setting and/or the
>> company?
>
>
>> Any information is appriciated.
>
>
> White Wolf doesn't publish its sales information, so it's hard to say.
> I've heard people saying things like "I heard from some dude that it's
> been a big disappointment," but the people saying that are never
> trustworthy, and are often people with grudges against the company.
>
> The way it looks to me, after monitoring relevant Internet
> conversations, is that depending on your location, it's either doing as
> well as or not as well as the old WoD. The places where it's not doing
> as well often seem to be LARP-heavy areas, which often saw a big bunch
> of sales right at launch and then a dropoff.
>
> Current theory from me, then:
>
> 1) In areas of heavy tabletop, WW fans bought the corebooks. Since
> there aren't many supplements yet, sales then dropped.
>
> 2) In areas with heavy LARP, LARPers stuck with the oWoD MET system
> because, duh, the new system isn't out yet. Whether there's a mass
> migration to the new system will wait to be seen.
>
> 3) As the number of Big, Important Supplements (covenant books,
> bloodline books, spirit world setting books, etc.) increase, and as
> Werewolf and Mage are released, sales will head in a general upwards
> direction.
>
> Unfortunately, the nWoD got to something of an awkward launch, with
> multiple delays and production hiccups, so that's thrown off the
> momentum a bit. It could take a while for it to get that momentum back.
At the risk of sounding negative, it's also possible that White Wolf is
competing with their own products-- in other words, how many people
aren't buying the new games because they already *have* a vampire game,
a werewolf game, and a magician game?
I'm not indulging in some sort of spiteful "Old WoD was SOOOO better!"
whine. In fact, from all reports, the nWoD is a vast improvement. But
again, I already have a perfectly functional game for modern horror
(which I probably won't get a chance to play in the near future anyhow)
so upgrading seems to have an unfavorable cost:benefit ratio.
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