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<blockquote data-quote="Khairn" data-source="post: 4339225" data-attributes="member: 20153">The point is not that 4E will become a primarily &quot;online&quot; game.&nbsp; That product has already been designed and launched in a paper format.&nbsp; But given the financial benefits that a successful online gaming vehicle with a subscription based payment structure would provide, I cannot see WotC not building it into their future business strategies.&nbsp; Based on the admittedly cracked view I have in my crystal ball, I can easily see how the DDI will be analyzed and used as a first step in that direction.The real value of the game is not based on the success of the rule system it uses or in the gamers that sit around tables or at computer screens playing it.&nbsp; Its the D&amp;D brand itself and the marketing power that it leverages.&nbsp; WotC as a company is charged with maximizing that value and generating profit from it.&nbsp; If they can figure out a way to get players to accept a purely online format, does anyone honestly feel that they wouldn't make that change?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Khairn, post: 4339225, member: 20153"] The point is not that 4E will become a primarily "online" game. That product has already been designed and launched in a paper format. But given the financial benefits that a successful online gaming vehicle with a subscription based payment structure would provide, I cannot see WotC [U]not [/U]building it into their future business strategies. Based on the admittedly cracked view I have in my crystal ball, I can easily see how the DDI will be analyzed and used as a first step in that direction. The real value of the game is not based on the success of the rule system it uses or in the gamers that sit around tables or at computer screens playing it. Its the D&D brand itself and the marketing power that it leverages. WotC as a company is charged with maximizing that value and generating profit from it. If they can figure out a way to get players to accept a purely online format, does anyone honestly feel that they wouldn't make that change? [/QUOTE]

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