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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 9254542" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>I'm not one to write off looking ahead to prepare for the future. If more people found preparation interesting we'd have less problems sneak up on us.Do you sell a stock when it is high or low? High, right? The people that sell high and buy low successfully do very well in the stock market.</p><p></p><p>D&D is at a critical point. For the first time it has serious competition on three fronts as it releases a new edition. They have to worry about the largest existing competitor, Pathfinder, but also new entrants Tales of the Valiant and Daggerheart. Daggerheart is of particular concern as it will likely be well displayed on Critical Role and should be intriguing to D&D's current largest growth sector - people that came to the game via streaming like Critical Role. The key target audience for Daggerheart is entirely encompassed within the D&D target audience - and many people in that group relate more to Critical Role than to WotC. Is it a real threat, or just a flash in the pan?</p><p></p><p>If WotC sees this as a real threat, and believes the sale of new One D&D might underperform in 2024 and the future, they might be better off selling the IP at a higher value and putting their efforts into less vulnerable options. There are companies that would love to gamble that they can fix the issues behind D&D if they're not being flummoxed by the Hasbro executives who are more interested in getting their bonus than fixing the game. These companies might offer enough to make it worthwhile to sell.</p><p></p><p>I don't expect it. However, it would not be surprising to see discussions going on given the uncertainty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 9254542, member: 2629"] I'm not one to write off looking ahead to prepare for the future. If more people found preparation interesting we'd have less problems sneak up on us.Do you sell a stock when it is high or low? High, right? The people that sell high and buy low successfully do very well in the stock market. D&D is at a critical point. For the first time it has serious competition on three fronts as it releases a new edition. They have to worry about the largest existing competitor, Pathfinder, but also new entrants Tales of the Valiant and Daggerheart. Daggerheart is of particular concern as it will likely be well displayed on Critical Role and should be intriguing to D&D's current largest growth sector - people that came to the game via streaming like Critical Role. The key target audience for Daggerheart is entirely encompassed within the D&D target audience - and many people in that group relate more to Critical Role than to WotC. Is it a real threat, or just a flash in the pan? If WotC sees this as a real threat, and believes the sale of new One D&D might underperform in 2024 and the future, they might be better off selling the IP at a higher value and putting their efforts into less vulnerable options. There are companies that would love to gamble that they can fix the issues behind D&D if they're not being flummoxed by the Hasbro executives who are more interested in getting their bonus than fixing the game. These companies might offer enough to make it worthwhile to sell. I don't expect it. However, it would not be surprising to see discussions going on given the uncertainty. [/QUOTE]
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