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<blockquote data-quote="MeepoTheMighty" data-source="post: 394716" data-attributes="member: 3216">Re: My two coppers...The majority of &quot;missing&quot; 1E gamers didn't stop playing because of 3E, they stopped playing because they grew up, got married, got promoted, had responsibilities, and had better things to do with their Friday nights than sitting around pretending to be wizards.The game is targeted towards all players, young and old alike.&nbsp; The assassin, barbarian, and monk are in there to appease the grognards.I, for one, wouldn't have paid money for a rehashing of 1E/2E.&nbsp; If you ask me, the game and its mechanics had grown stale, and it was time for a change.Maybe they were planned from day one.&nbsp; Once you publish the core books, you don't need as large a staff.&nbsp; I don't sit on Hasbro's board, so I don't know for sure.Monte Cook left of his own free will.There aren't that many more masterworks that need to be made.That's a cost-benefit analysis that I'm sure management looked at before they laid these people off.&nbsp; I dunno.&nbsp; Maybe they decided his job was redundant?&nbsp; Again, I don't know.Me neither.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MeepoTheMighty, post: 394716, member: 3216"] [b]Re: My two coppers...[/b] [B][/B] The majority of "missing" 1E gamers didn't stop playing because of 3E, they stopped playing because they grew up, got married, got promoted, had responsibilities, and had better things to do with their Friday nights than sitting around pretending to be wizards. [B][/B] The game is targeted towards all players, young and old alike. The assassin, barbarian, and monk are in there to appease the grognards. [B][/B] I, for one, wouldn't have paid money for a rehashing of 1E/2E. If you ask me, the game and its mechanics had grown stale, and it was time for a change. [B][/B] Maybe they were planned from day one. Once you publish the core books, you don't need as large a staff. I don't sit on Hasbro's board, so I don't know for sure. [B][/B] Monte Cook left of his own free will. [B][/B] There aren't that many more masterworks that need to be made. [B][/B] That's a cost-benefit analysis that I'm sure management looked at before they laid these people off. [B][/B] I dunno. Maybe they decided his job was redundant? Again, I don't know. Me neither. [/QUOTE]

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