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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7663575" data-attributes="member: 37579">They may be less interested in releasing monthly or bi-monthly roleplaying game books, but that doesn't mean they want the few books they do release to be undesired. That makes it more important that they really release the right books and tell the right stories. For Hasbro and even WotC this is true. They're not gambling anything worth losing. For the D&D Team - the ones actually doing the gambling and deciding on the focus of the game and products - they're gambling their careers, their reputation, and their hobby. WotC is unlikely to be forgiving of another failure in D&D land. If 5e doesn't do well, they'll likely retire the RPG and focus on side products related to the brand. If they drop the ball now, Mike Mearls will forever be known as the man who killed D&D, becoming more hated in the hobby than even Lorraine Williams. I'm pretty sure he doesn't want that.</blockquote>