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Since the Hobbit is the prequel and the same director who did such a stunning job with the first three made those mediocre movies I think you are being a bit sensitive about it. It's all the same story. Thus the unhappy fans at what Jackson who did something no one thought anyone would ever...

Plus one that canceled it's hugely popular female lead over her divorce and messy court fight. Actors and actresses are currency. When you start playing around with canceling them because you are scared of the public canceling your movie , it generally ends with the public canceling your...

It would fit HASBRO's business model. And if the game rules stop changing then movies and other media get easier to manage.

I cant think of any silmarillion that was used as filler for the hobbit. The love story was ok, but the dumb dragon fight in the dwarven caverns with a creature that was bred from other dragons that were used to kill Maier was so stupid it killed the movie for a lot of fans. Even Balrogs were...

He meant filler on the Hobbit which didn't need filler till they decided to make a normal book into two seperate movies. Now if you are talking about the "Rings of Power" very valid observation

no....... I've had dnd beyond blow up in the middle of a game and had to end the game because no one had their characters downloaded or printed. Just no..... The biggest draw for me for D&D is that we can sit down and still play it without internet, without power, without phones. And some...

No I'm going to disagree. I remember complaining to my wife during the first watch of the lord of the rings that Jackson must hate dwarves because Gimli struggled to kill anything and Legolas was murderhoboing everything. (completely against the spirit of the book where Gimli and Legolas kept...

oh come on. ink isn't as expensive as the preprinted modules. And if you use something like HP instant ink it's about the same price as a laser printer or a copier. I can buy a PDF and print it and still be below normal price for a module or a book. and it's even cheaper if you print in...

While planning the next theme park ride with paramount.....

Like most people I look at it, skim through it and then either like it or don't like it. don't worry about AI, if it was made in china , or anything else real world that has nothing to do with the game. If I like what I see and I might use it and it's not overpriced then I buy it. Problem...

it's easy to assume that bad outcomes are always made by dumb people in spite of the fact that almost every company on earth is run by smarter than average people.

I never bought anything for any artist or writer in any version. I just bought the stuff I liked.

But the original post was about the endless piles of content (most of it not Hasbro created). Just dealing with the IP holder's would kill that really quickly. I dont' see a profit there.

no the idea that they'd chase white whales (GM's) instead of everyone.

I'm sure they make ad revenue. But that doesn't resolve the masses of IP material out there that aren't old, not new D&D material. Not likely most companies that make game supplements are going to allow that to happen.

Honestly I think they need a 10 to 15 dollar a month sub that gives people access to everything and quit selling books. I don't see any other solid predictable revenue options for them.

I think 5e has probably hit market saturation.

It just depends on if they can tweak it right to make people want to keep the subs long enough so that it's more profitable than the books. I think a good start there is to let players keep the old stuff they purchase even when they do refreshes or edition changes.

isnt' that the opposite of a financial reason to do it? a Wiki for old stuff doesn't seem very profitable.

I'd say 40 to 50% of products I've seen over the years were in GM libraries. some players buy a lot too but I think at least 1/2 of players buy nothing or just a book or two.