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<blockquote data-quote="RevTurkey" data-source="post: 6427188"><p>Paizo provide shorter stand-alone modules as well though, so they have both bases covered. Maybe that is something WoTC plan to do as well or maybe they just want third parties to handle all that sort of thing and chase the bigger money with the brand in other areas...I suspect that is the plan and that Mearls and Co. were given the job of producing a solid core game and that is pretty much all...to hang all the product lines off and keep long standing fans happy rather than just ditching the rpg market completely. I too think Goodman Games does a wonderful job with it's adventures but looking at how creative they are being with their DCC RPG adventures...really letting their imaginations loose to produce vibrant publications...I just wish WoTC wasn't quite so corporate and restricted by being tied to these 'story arc' brand things they keep mentioning. I'd like to seethem have the freedom to be as creative as some of the other companies are being. There is clearly a lot of talent at WoTC and I wish they could spread their wings more like Goodman Games have done recently. It seems that because it is D&D they have the impression of having to play it a bit too safe and are plodding a touch laboriously. Surely they should be shouting about all the groovy, awesomeness coming out for their game system (which is good) by now? Why not? It is kinda like they are embarrassed or scared to say things. C'mon...dangle some carrotts Hasbro! Don't keep spewing out this big business multimedia brand babble!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RevTurkey, post: 6427188"] Paizo provide shorter stand-alone modules as well though, so they have both bases covered. Maybe that is something WoTC plan to do as well or maybe they just want third parties to handle all that sort of thing and chase the bigger money with the brand in other areas...I suspect that is the plan and that Mearls and Co. were given the job of producing a solid core game and that is pretty much all...to hang all the product lines off and keep long standing fans happy rather than just ditching the rpg market completely. I too think Goodman Games does a wonderful job with it's adventures but looking at how creative they are being with their DCC RPG adventures...really letting their imaginations loose to produce vibrant publications...I just wish WoTC wasn't quite so corporate and restricted by being tied to these 'story arc' brand things they keep mentioning. I'd like to seethem have the freedom to be as creative as some of the other companies are being. There is clearly a lot of talent at WoTC and I wish they could spread their wings more like Goodman Games have done recently. It seems that because it is D&D they have the impression of having to play it a bit too safe and are plodding a touch laboriously. Surely they should be shouting about all the groovy, awesomeness coming out for their game system (which is good) by now? Why not? It is kinda like they are embarrassed or scared to say things. C'mon...dangle some carrotts Hasbro! Don't keep spewing out this big business multimedia brand babble! [/QUOTE]
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