Age of Worms H/C - unlikely :(

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Wait... people who don't buy Dungeon magazine are MORE likely to buy a $75 hardcover? Possible but...

The Cult of Dragon/Dungeon on ENWorld here seems to have a hard idea with the fact that a lot of people don't need yet more floppy bits of paper floating around their homes and don't enjoy rifling through them to find information.

In contrast, hardcover collections of the Good Parts, we do want.

You remember us? The folks who made the Dragon Compendium a hit, despite the cult sneering at it for being too much recent stuff?

Yeah, there's lots of us who don't subscribe but who will drop real cash on a Good Parts Version.

 

[Nightfall]

I've long been kind of curious as to why Hasbro hasn't used its WotC ties to produce D&D action figures. With the action figures available today, could you imagine what all those LJN characters might look like?

Drew,

Maybe they figure GI Joe figures sell better. Who knows? Hasbro hasn't exactly inspired me with confidence of late.

Meomwt,

It all started with panic, misinformation and fear. You know, typical gamer stuff.

 

[airwalkrr]

Damnit, Damnit, Damnit, I f-ing hate WotC sometimes. I really wish it eventually becomes a possibility.

Sorry. Had to vent.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Well I had suspicions too.

Steel,

WotC should just try to sever all ties to a toy company that has outlived it usefulness. Honestly what has Hasbro given WotC? Nothing but layoffs, more "we want crunchy to fill our coffers!" and other stuff. Business is one thing. But it shouldn't be at the expense of devaluing the customer.

*would argue with trollwad but made it a point never to feed trolls.*

Uhhh.....WotC is owned by Hasbro. WotC can't do anything to try sever its ties with it.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Nightfall]

What you mean they aren't allowed to quit? Come on...

Air,

I feel your pain.

 

[Glyfair]

What you mean they aren't allowed to quit? Come on...

The employees could. They wouldn't take anything with them (like the D&D IP). All that stuff is Hasbro's until Hasbro decides to get rid of it.

 

[Nightfall]

Really?

So the head of WotC can't say "Look we're leaving. Sue us but we want to go out on our own." They can't just do that? Why not?

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Really?

So the head of WotC can't say "Look we're leaving. Sue us but we want to go out on our own." They can't just do that? Why not?

Because I imagine that:

1. Hasbro own the rights to D&D. Therefore WotC couldn't produce anything to do with D&D. People buy D&D products because they are D&D products, not because they are D&D products made by WotC.

2. WotC would have signed some sort of contract when Hasbro took them over. Breaking that contract would leave WotC open to be sued by Hasbro.

3. If they're happy with what they're doing and are making a profit, why would WotC want to leave Hasbro?

Of course all of these comments are just my opinions and best guesses, not anything remotely related to anything factual.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Nightfall]

Olaf,

How can WotC be sued by themselves?! Hasbro sure, but WotC sued by WotC? That just...illogical in the extreme.

Who says everyone in WotC is happy with Hasbro? That's just management that doesn't care about quality, just quantity.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Olaf,

How can WotC be sued by themselves?! Hasbro sure, but WotC sued by WotC? That just...illogical in the extreme.

Who says everyone in WotC is happy with Hasbro? That's just management that doesn't care about quality, just quantity.

It doesn't matter who at WotC is happy with Hasbro. Even if nobody at WotC was happy, Hasbro owns WotC. It's part of Hasbro. If every single person who worked for WotC got up and left, Hasbro would still own WotC--and D&D, and all other WotC properties.