Shemeska
Adventurer
Good question. I wonder if that would apply to freelancers though?
Presumably not, which probably means a much larger use of them for 4e books and DDI articles moving forward.
Good question. I wonder if that would apply to freelancers though?
Presumably not, which probably means a much larger use of them for 4e books and DDI articles moving forward.
It wouldn't be too surprising if the same thing happened moving forward.
True, though I didn't really notice the big use of freelancers till the point in 3.5 that 4e was in development. So same result, different reasons moving forward most likely.
Hasbro fully deserves greater scrutiny of its hiring and firing than smaller publishers. It dominates the RPG industry, publishes the hobby's flagship game and, as others have noted, is riding the success of its newest product line.
If a tiny publisher with half a dozen employees sacks someone, it's most likely in order to stay viable. Hasbro doesn't have that excuse, and regular Christmas lay-offs look like outright bastardry. If it's not, an explanation should be forthcoming to customers.
It is interesting to watch WotC. As far as I am concerned, regular yearly layoffs of employees is one of the worst things a company can do.
Yes, layoffs happen, but they are usually sporadic, not an annual cycle that a company goes through enless your business is tied to some natural cycle like construction or similiar and you live in the northeast for instance.
I don't consisder WotC business to have that cycle.