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Originally Posted by Fifth Element  Possibly, but you need to bear in mind WotC's specific business. Even if demand for 4E is constant over the next 10 years, they simply do not need the same number of man-hours to maintain the edition as they did to design it in the first place. Designing and developing a new edition is a huge investment and requires a lot of man-hours. Designing supplements for an existing edition is far less intensive. |
While I can see your point, that is also working on the assumption that all the work that is going on within Wizard's is just maintaining the edition, however we know that there is development of
4e Realms,
4e Eberron, and potentially something new beyond that. Plus, potentially, there might be a Modern Product with leverage for SciFi, unless they're abandoning those markets to focus on Star Wars Saga Edition.
My theory is that those related to the
DDI area where planned further out with some of the more veteran folks in design and development being the product of some aspect of the economy. But, I am still of the opinion that layoffs are a quick and easy stop gap move, instead of a solid business plan or model, without it being obvious, from the start, that seasonal layoffs are part of the business model, as it is with season labor, such as wildfire fighters, construction, and so forth.
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