Just to put this whole price point debate in some perspective (mine
) the last time I went to buy a new novel to read, the hardbacks were about Can $40-$60 (plus tax) so I went to get a paperback instead. Imagine my shock to find them at about Can $15 (plus tax). I vowed to never set foot in the fancy pants book stores again. It'll only be the divey used book stores for me now, where I can usually find the paperback I want for a couple bucks in near primo shape, I just have to be able to wait a year or so for it to cycle in and lucky enough to snag it before anyone else does.
So, between a novel that will (I hope) entertain me for a couple or few nights for Can $15 - $60 or more, or T20 and 'that other outfits' book that will almost certainly provide hours of diversion every week for years (I hope) for about Can $120 I have no problem buying T20.
As for the comment above of never spending that much for a game, I certainly have on just about every other version of Traveller and it shames me to admit it but easily that much many times over on all the CCG craziness (at an easy to swallow Can $10 - $20 a pop)
I guess it comes down to, like so many things, what will you pay for your idea of fun? I know sports nuts who think nothing of plopping down Can $800 for a new bike/skis/etc every few years and other people who go see a movie a week dropping Can$20 per for ticket, snacks, and parking.
I just have to comment too on the WotC defense above. To say that it is not a price increase, just a cancellation of the artificially and voluntarily reduced introduction price out of their kind generous hearts to ease our transition from 2nd ed is in a word, unbelievable! But if you believe that then perhaps you can swallow the government's statement that taxes aren't being raised for the umpteenth time, it's just an adjustment after they kindly kept it artificially low last term to ease our transition to a new government.
Just my 2 crimps, I know I had some change a minute ago, and a smiley too, right here in my pocket? And how did I get this loose fur get on my groat skin jacket?