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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 9467816" data-attributes="member: 4348">I may be, but you are still not thinking as an investor.&nbsp; I KNOW you have been a game publisher and TTRPG journalist for 25&nbsp; years, so I am sort of surprised you haven't SEEN what I am talking about.Xbox Gamepass is out there BECAISE of this idea of expanding the service and subscriptions.&nbsp; Xbox itself has various ways it's trying to expand beyond those who own Xboxes (because appealing only to those that own a current xbox, that's currently a losing battle to PS) to other platforms and to appeal to those who are merely &quot;fans&quot;.THIS is the current lingo that you would use.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is not just a &quot;D&amp;D&quot; thing, or an &quot;RPG&quot; thing, this is what the market is currently about.&nbsp;&nbsp; You expand or you die.&nbsp; If there are fans out there that are not being utilized...then you haven't even been able to get beyond the fanbase (and getting beyond that is crucial to expanding) and that is seen by some as a failure.&nbsp; Of course...they are going to try to exploit the fans for money.It's not just the players. I think that's what you are not seeing.&nbsp; You think it's just about those currently playing.&nbsp; It's FAR beyond that.&nbsp; You think the OGL ideas were focused simply to try to get more money from those currently playing only D&amp;D???No, it was FAR beyond those playing D&amp;D, or even D&amp;D related fans.&nbsp; It was about anything and anyone related to D&amp;D (even those who hated D&amp;D but were using things connected to it).&nbsp; It's THAT thinking, how to get money from every facet that can be utilized that is going through their heads.&nbsp; That's why that 85 million number is important and stands out.I personally think some VP is trying to get promoted with stating numbers like that, but that number is going to most likely cause problems that many here won't see until it probably come to a head in a year or two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 9467816, member: 4348"] I may be, but you are still not thinking as an investor. I KNOW you have been a game publisher and TTRPG journalist for 25 years, so I am sort of surprised you haven't SEEN what I am talking about. Xbox Gamepass is out there BECAISE of this idea of expanding the service and subscriptions. Xbox itself has various ways it's trying to expand beyond those who own Xboxes (because appealing only to those that own a current xbox, that's currently a losing battle to PS) to other platforms and to appeal to those who are merely "fans". THIS is the current lingo that you would use. This is not just a "D&D" thing, or an "RPG" thing, this is what the market is currently about. You expand or you die. If there are fans out there that are not being utilized...then you haven't even been able to get beyond the fanbase (and getting beyond that is crucial to expanding) and that is seen by some as a failure. Of course...they are going to try to exploit the fans for money. It's not just the players. I think that's what you are not seeing. You think it's just about those currently playing. It's FAR beyond that. You think the OGL ideas were focused simply to try to get more money from those currently playing only D&D??? No, it was FAR beyond those playing D&D, or even D&D related fans. It was about anything and anyone related to D&D (even those who hated D&D but were using things connected to it). It's THAT thinking, how to get money from every facet that can be utilized that is going through their heads. That's why that 85 million number is important and stands out. I personally think some VP is trying to get promoted with stating numbers like that, but that number is going to most likely cause problems that many here won't see until it probably come to a head in a year or two. [/QUOTE]

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