RPGNow vs DriveThruRPG

[Griffith]

So what's the difference between these two? Or are they the same thing?
DriveThruRPG
RPGNow

[Goblinoid Games]

Same thing, same company, but they are treated differently when it comes to metal rankings.

[Griffith]

Metal rankings?

[kaomera]

I believe they basically merged a few years ago, they're basically just different brands at this point, if I understand correctly.

[Goblinoid Games]

Metal rankings?

When you see a copper or silver etc. on a product page it only reflects sales at one or the other site.

[Dyson Logos]

I believe they basically merged a few years ago, they're basically just different brands at this point, if I understand correctly.

Yes, James was bought out by Steve several years back, changing the landscape of the PDF market substantially.

[austrodavicus]

Doesn't DriveThruRPG charge a small fee when purchasing a product? I'm sure that happened to me once and is why I only shop on RPGNow.

[Dyson Logos]

Any fees charged are charged against the seller, not the consumer.

[austrodavicus]

I definitely got charged a small fee by one of these guys. It was a cheap pdf, couple of buck, and I got slugged a 50 cent fee on top by the website, not the publisher. I'm pretty sure it was DriveThru, but perhaps it was a third one....ah-ha, I reckon it must've been YourGamesNow...yep, they'd be the buggers.

After all that, for some reason I find RPGNow easier to use than DriveThru. Which one gives the publisher a better deal or are they both the same?

[jasmith]

I always buy from and link RPGNOW, when it comes to OBS. I found RPGNOW first. I've bought a few things from Your Games Now and never noticed a surcharge. From what I understand, YGN does give publishers a better deal.