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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8282565" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>I don't play MTG so I have no idea what Innistrad is like. However, if you have two gothic horror theme settings one which needs a significant amount of work to adapt or one which needs just quick updates, the pencil pushers are going to advocate for the latter. In other words: what advantage would there have been for Innistrad over Ravenloft? Both end with the same target niche, Ravenloft was cheaper to convert. They are going to get diminishing returns trying to appeal to MTG players because they've already done a couple of settings (or had them planned, I don't remember release dates).</p><p></p><p>That to me is not "bending over backwards" to target a portion of the demographic. It's making a decision based on what they think will get the most profit based on how much they can sell vs development costs. The same way most business decisions are done whether or not what they think is correct or not. They are well aware of the demographics, and as a corporation they are trying to maximize profits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8282565, member: 6801845"] I don't play MTG so I have no idea what Innistrad is like. However, if you have two gothic horror theme settings one which needs a significant amount of work to adapt or one which needs just quick updates, the pencil pushers are going to advocate for the latter. In other words: what advantage would there have been for Innistrad over Ravenloft? Both end with the same target niche, Ravenloft was cheaper to convert. They are going to get diminishing returns trying to appeal to MTG players because they've already done a couple of settings (or had them planned, I don't remember release dates). That to me is not "bending over backwards" to target a portion of the demographic. It's making a decision based on what they think will get the most profit based on how much they can sell vs development costs. The same way most business decisions are done whether or not what they think is correct or not. They are well aware of the demographics, and as a corporation they are trying to maximize profits. [/QUOTE]
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