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<blockquote data-quote="Meech17" data-source="post: 9255107" data-attributes="member: 7044459"><p>Especially with the OSR field. Hasbro almost entirely exists as a nostalgia machine. Why have they not made a revised box set? Fluff up BX a little bit, add in some modern sensibilities like ascending armor class and consistent roll-high rules and release a new Red Box. I'd imagine they don't want multiple versions of D&D being sold at the same time, because then they're competing with themselves, but they're already competing with the OSR. Why not actually compete. </p><p></p><p>And yeah, there's no marketing. I get so many TTRPG related ads on my various feeds, so algorithms know the market exists, and they know who their customers are, but none of those ads are ever for WOTC related games. Sometimes MTG, but never D&D. Humblewood, Ghostfire stuff, Elderbrain's massive campaign book, which I'm really tempted by.. But I get all these targeted ads for 3rd party content (Not to mention all the garbage like the dropshipped dice and notebooks and stuff) </p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't help but wonder if 4E is the reason for this. There's a lot of weird stuff in D&D for seemingly no reason other than "It's always been there". I have a new player in my game, and he asked why we have ability scores, if they seem to only exist to tell us what the modifier is. I didn't have a good answer. </p><p></p><p>The last time they tried really shaking up the game though was 4E and it was largely panned. That was also the last time I remember them really marketing the game too. My brother and I used to watch the dumb videos they were putting out online with the guy interviewing the new races and stuff. It was a lot of fun. But now 4E has it's reputation, and maybe WOTC just says "Well look what happened last time we tried changing stuff and marketing it. Can't make that mistake again!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meech17, post: 9255107, member: 7044459"] Especially with the OSR field. Hasbro almost entirely exists as a nostalgia machine. Why have they not made a revised box set? Fluff up BX a little bit, add in some modern sensibilities like ascending armor class and consistent roll-high rules and release a new Red Box. I'd imagine they don't want multiple versions of D&D being sold at the same time, because then they're competing with themselves, but they're already competing with the OSR. Why not actually compete. And yeah, there's no marketing. I get so many TTRPG related ads on my various feeds, so algorithms know the market exists, and they know who their customers are, but none of those ads are ever for WOTC related games. Sometimes MTG, but never D&D. Humblewood, Ghostfire stuff, Elderbrain's massive campaign book, which I'm really tempted by.. But I get all these targeted ads for 3rd party content (Not to mention all the garbage like the dropshipped dice and notebooks and stuff) I can't help but wonder if 4E is the reason for this. There's a lot of weird stuff in D&D for seemingly no reason other than "It's always been there". I have a new player in my game, and he asked why we have ability scores, if they seem to only exist to tell us what the modifier is. I didn't have a good answer. The last time they tried really shaking up the game though was 4E and it was largely panned. That was also the last time I remember them really marketing the game too. My brother and I used to watch the dumb videos they were putting out online with the guy interviewing the new races and stuff. It was a lot of fun. But now 4E has it's reputation, and maybe WOTC just says "Well look what happened last time we tried changing stuff and marketing it. Can't make that mistake again!" [/QUOTE]
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