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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunfear" data-source="post: 2990331" data-attributes="member: 26770">A plan to possibly sell off RPGs entirely?This one I've heard absolutely nothing about.  I know that the power house is still Magic, but I can't believe that Chainmail alone accounts for a larger haul than, or that it would be able to survive without the RPG.  It might be that the cost of producing adventures isn't as lucrative as the core material, but ditching all of it and focusing only the minis would be like the auto industry deciding to stop making cars because people buy more wheels.  Why would they still be going to press with new material, and even with a new updated core system if they were planning to sell it all off?  Maybe it's an inter-Hasbro shuffle?</blockquote>This surprises me greatly. As I recall a few years ago WOTC added Pokemon to the CCG line specifically to funnel money into the magic Pro Tour. The Tour has changed a bit in the last year or so, with the Pro Player club and the Hall of Fame. WOTC is pumping a lot of money into Magic bling bling in terms of the Tour IMO, and I have to wonder if while magic sales are highest, if it is actually not the most profitable line. I would imagine that belongs to Yu-Gi-O or to one of the lesser lines, or very likely DND minis.The fact is something that targets kids who get their parents to buy it for them sells more product. (Admitted I believe by Mark Rosewater). Thats the whole reason they will start upping minis in the DND. I don't see Hasbro selling off the RPG line at all, thats just too silly an idea. WOTC bought TSR for a reason and those reasons are just, if not more, valid since the OGL. What I expect to see from 4E, a very flexible game with an OGL, loosly based on 3E but keeping staple aspects of DND. (same races, classes, magic missile, ect.) I see a new line of minis coming out with some kind of lock on it so while the game is OGL the mini line is not and WOTC can pump cheap plastic minis at kids whose parents pay the $$$.This is total specualtion on my part, I know no rumors, and quite frankly the only thing I hope for in 4E is that Mike Mearls is one of the main guys writing/working on it.[/QUOTE]

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