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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Solvarn" data-source="post: 5239585" data-attributes="member: 59666">As owners of the Dungeons & Dragons brand, Hasbro has two responsibilities to me, as a stakeholder. #1. Produce quality material. For the most part this happens. The free Encounter and Game Day material is a notable exception however, and strange, since this is the first exposure that many get to the game. #2. Responsibly manage the brand. If you want to see the dangers of the brand being irresponsibly managed, you need only look back to TSR. TSR had some great material being churned out, but business wise the model wasn't sufficient (obviously). We all want books to continue to come out. That being said, if the game is esoteric enough to put off a large majority of newcomers, than obviously changes need to be made for the survival of the brand. I want to state that I am for anything that is being released that will cause more interest in the game, particularly when I get most of the juicy bits included in the DDI subscription. I don't see what the big deal is to be honest. Yes, Hasbro is out to make money. They're a corporation. Based in America. They aren't the March of Dimes. If they didn't charge and D&D was a volunteer effort, it would suck.</blockquote>