9DA 3.1 Pioneers Out Now Spoilers Ok

Not one to come up with conspiracy theories, but I can't help but notice volumes 9, 10 & 12 stick to the established pattern of a three-month gap between each set... but volume 11 skips over November 2023 and isn't out until February 2024.

Also looks like despite no vinyls this time we do still get individual covers and cases for each story which is welcome.

Price increase to £29.99 for CD and £22.99 for download too.

Good news! Also glad to read that quote in the announcement article that Eccleston seems to be enjoying the work.

Glad to hear Christopher Eccleston is still enjoying making these.

I wonder if this box set will all be pure historicals? I seem to recall reading somewhere he was keen to do a story involving the suffragettes.

Now. Will these be produced in vinyl form?

HHMM!

Glad we have a third series of 9th Doctor audios but yikes that price increase

Is this their 4th price increase in just two years? Good grief.

In that other thread, a while back, some of us speculated that Big Finish might be turning off a fair number of their consumer base by simply pricing them out of the hobby in order to chase the whales... I can't help but think that this confirms that.

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Anyway, is anyone else really frustrated with the how inconsistent Big Finish is with their numbering? This should be 9.1, since it's the 9th boxset, for parity with the other ranges, not 3.1. Or is it just me? It's... it's just me, isn't it.

Me for one.

Admitedly I generally only follow the 8th Doctor range(s) 100% and have always largely picked and choose which stories/ranges I listen to outside of that, but speaking as someone who works part time on slightly above the minimum wage (well the night shift rate anyway) I honestly feel I can no longer justify taking a gamble on new ranges at that price, and that's speaking as someone who already  largely purchases Bf on sale/pre-order prices (if it weren't for those I don't think I could afford to buy any BF regularly at all), a one-off payment for a montly range story was an easier gamble that a £30 payment for a boxset...

I understand costs have risen for everyone across the board (especially for niche self funded companies like BF) and to be clear I'm not moaning/ranting/being entitled*...but yeah I do feel BF is maybe pricing themself out of a potential market a bit, more than a few times I've mentioned reccomended the audio dramas to curious/younger fans but more often than not the pricing can be a issue for those on lesser income.

I think I've made less than 15 purchases in total in the last year.

On a more cheerful note it's still amazing to think Eccleston already has more stories on audio than he did on TV and seems to be enjoying his time with Big Finish long may it continue!, I look forward to eventually checking on the 9DA's when I can afford to do so/find the time (though I do wonder how long it will be before they do a Dalek Universe style arc/reunite Billie and Chris?-the largely stand alone boxsets seem fun, but I'm still hoping for something with more depth/character development for Eccleston to work with)

*This is my first post for many months I think, and again to be clear I didn't log in to just have a entitled moan, I've listened to so little BF in the past year and busy with other stuff that I feel there isn't much for me to contribute these days, I still lurk reguarly and check for updates most  days though.