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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeavenShallBurn" data-source="post: 4469406" data-attributes="member: 39593">Absolutely, it doesn't matter whether they can control it, the state itself is worthy of hate.  If they are not capable of breaking up and reorganizing into more effective units then the group collectively and leadership individually are responsible for this inability and may be hated for such.As for the motives of WoTC?  I assume that collectively they are no different than any other large corporation.  While individually there are many people in the company that love D&D and RPGs the company long ago grew past the stage when it reflected the individual employees.  WoTC and it's parent company Hasbro want to gain as much money as possible on their product lines and increase value to the shareholders.  The problem with that is RPGs are a niche market with a different dynamic than those big corporations arose to support.  What's good for the community and members of the community is not necessarily what's good for WoTC.  I believe WoTC is acting for it's own benefit and potentially harming the community as a whole.  That the market itself is antithetical to and cannot support such a large business in the long term.  And that it would probably be better if WoTC folded and smaller more responsive companies like SJG and the current 3PP took over the market.</blockquote>