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<blockquote data-quote="Alcamtar" data-source="post: 214686" data-attributes="member: 3842"><p>This is a whole bunch of questions rolled into one:</p><p></p><p>Is WOTC a successful and well-run business?</p><p></p><p>9 ... They make money hand over fist.</p><p>9 ... Customers seem pretty happy in general</p><p>6 ... Internal corruption</p><p>5 ... Selling out to Hasbro</p><p></p><p>Have they been good for the industry?</p><p></p><p>10 ... They've helped spark a revival of sorts</p><p>8 .... They're bringing in new blood</p><p>4 .... They've reduced variety and caused a 'shakeout' of some old big names. Granted, some of those names probably deserved a shaking out.</p><p>2 .... Everything's getting converted to d20</p><p></p><p>Have they produced a quality game?</p><p></p><p>8 ... Production values and bang-for-buck</p><p>5 ... The mechanics are sound if uninspired</p><p>3 ... Introduced a new level of powergaming, which is fun but since it is *so* popular makes it harder to find players who want to do something else.</p><p>1... I'd prefer something else</p><p></p><p>Do I like what they are doing in general?</p><p></p><p>1 ... They've taken the RPG industry in a direction that I'd rather not follow. It doesn't matter how good their production values are, how popular the game is, or how much money they make if it doesn't interest me.</p><p></p><p>Overall I voted 5. Hopefully the d20 hype will wear off in another year or three and balance will return to the force. (I realize that my response might not average out to an exact '5' but who says they're weighted evenly?) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile :-)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alcamtar, post: 214686, member: 3842"] This is a whole bunch of questions rolled into one: Is WOTC a successful and well-run business? 9 ... They make money hand over fist. 9 ... Customers seem pretty happy in general 6 ... Internal corruption 5 ... Selling out to Hasbro Have they been good for the industry? 10 ... They've helped spark a revival of sorts 8 .... They're bringing in new blood 4 .... They've reduced variety and caused a 'shakeout' of some old big names. Granted, some of those names probably deserved a shaking out. 2 .... Everything's getting converted to d20 Have they produced a quality game? 8 ... Production values and bang-for-buck 5 ... The mechanics are sound if uninspired 3 ... Introduced a new level of powergaming, which is fun but since it is *so* popular makes it harder to find players who want to do something else. 1... I'd prefer something else Do I like what they are doing in general? 1 ... They've taken the RPG industry in a direction that I'd rather not follow. It doesn't matter how good their production values are, how popular the game is, or how much money they make if it doesn't interest me. Overall I voted 5. Hopefully the d20 hype will wear off in another year or three and balance will return to the force. (I realize that my response might not average out to an exact '5' but who says they're weighted evenly?) :-) [/QUOTE]
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