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<blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 9241482" data-attributes="member: 9053"><p>This latest video is another case of where I learned something. I didn't know that Tencent owned part of Larian studios. And the sale of D&D to them with letting Larian manage the brand would be something that I'd be happy with. Will that happen? Almost certainly not, but it could. I was fortunate enough to get a great presentation about what happened to Marvel during their bankruptcy days (something he also talks about) so I can see this making sense.</p><p></p><p>All of this really comes down to how bad things are for Hasbro, and how the launch of D&D goes. Combine that with "does Magic have another Lord of the Rings style property to leverage into the game?" I say this because there is no real sign of a next big thing for Hasbro's toy business. I know a lot of people are saying "there's no problems and it will be fine," and I can see this happening if D&D has a big launch, which I still expect it to do.</p><p></p><p>I just sort of have to shake my head sometimes at these threads because no matter what happens, Stephen has broken a lot of big stories about the game and has been right about things. Yes, he also speculates way too much, but that speculation comes after talking with people on the inside that I sure don't know, so I'll give him a bit of a break here.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add: I don't want to do another post about this, but I'll mention <em>what's all the snark about</em>? If someone posts something you don't like, posting about it just gives it more attention which is what I expect you wouldn't want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveC, post: 9241482, member: 9053"] This latest video is another case of where I learned something. I didn't know that Tencent owned part of Larian studios. And the sale of D&D to them with letting Larian manage the brand would be something that I'd be happy with. Will that happen? Almost certainly not, but it could. I was fortunate enough to get a great presentation about what happened to Marvel during their bankruptcy days (something he also talks about) so I can see this making sense. All of this really comes down to how bad things are for Hasbro, and how the launch of D&D goes. Combine that with "does Magic have another Lord of the Rings style property to leverage into the game?" I say this because there is no real sign of a next big thing for Hasbro's toy business. I know a lot of people are saying "there's no problems and it will be fine," and I can see this happening if D&D has a big launch, which I still expect it to do. I just sort of have to shake my head sometimes at these threads because no matter what happens, Stephen has broken a lot of big stories about the game and has been right about things. Yes, he also speculates way too much, but that speculation comes after talking with people on the inside that I sure don't know, so I'll give him a bit of a break here. Edited to add: I don't want to do another post about this, but I'll mention [I]what's all the snark about[/I]? If someone posts something you don't like, posting about it just gives it more attention which is what I expect you wouldn't want. [/QUOTE]
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