Is Now the Time to Send WOTC a Real Message?

[Mobius]

Plus, if we suddenly purchased that many that quick, you can bet that the cost of the shares would suddenly increase, and that would put money in the pocket's of Hasbro collective bunch of moneymongers...their profits would go up

Just a correction on how shares work. The ONLY times Hasbro gets money for a share purchase is when they are the seller of the shares, i.e. IPO, stock split.

As most of the shares out on the market are currently owned by private individuals or companies holding them as part of collective funds, those people or groups would collect the cash from any sale of their shares ... and not Hasbro.

 

[Col_Pladoh]

The question is not can those guys try and make it on their own. Even if they do well I'd be surprised if they earned anything near their original salary. For most, I'd wager, its time for a new career while freelancing on the side. I could be wrong.

That does not mitigate the fact that Hasbro/WOTC does not give a damn about its fans or the creative core of the game. It's not even good business.

You are very much on target, Dan, when you state that. Unless the persons in questions get work with another large hobby gaming company, or an electronic publisher, they will not likely earn a living wage by freelance game writing.

I disagree completely in regards to the matter of the layoffs not being good business. Hasbro is a mass-market toy and game company. From that standpoint what they have done likely fits well with their business plan and is good business. They are not a hobby game company, and neither is WotC now, because it belongs to Hasbro.

The marketplace and the mindset for the hobby game company is not like that of Hasbro. Indeed, I regret that Hasbro now controls the D&D property,, as I think it bodes ill for that hobby game.

My first and last post here on this subject

Gary

 

[Kilmore]

Some thoughts...

Wizards of the Coast: Good name. There's a time to be Wizards, and there's a time to Coast. With most of the work being done on D&D and MtG, I wonder what more their creative team CAN do until either it comes time for D20.2, which I hope won't be for a while, or it comes time to jump on another Pokemon, Ninja Turtles, whatever bandwagon. If there's anything, I'd suggest a D20 Wargame.

A boycott will do nothing good. I'd wager that for the most part, Hasbro makes their money off of D&D with the core books being sold to new players.

America's awareness of the Netherlands may be low because the Netherlands doesn't make much news. THIS IS A GOOD THING! Keep it that way! America makes news and we often regret it.

A brigade of gamers buying Hasbro. I don't know why, but something tells me that that is something that will kill D&D quicker than Mordinkanen and Elminster showing up in the Supreme Court with a "Cease and Desist" letter.

 

[Ravellion]

After rereading some of my posts...

Hijacking this thread is proving to be surprisingly difficult

Rav

 

[Luddite]

I've noticed. Not much call for creative Geography....

Time to hijack this bus to cuba.

-Luddite

 

[Nathal]

Cool, it's always nice to see more ENWorld folks in the area. Yeah, personally, I'd call where I live Frazer, but the Postal zones are wiggy around here. I used to work in Chesterbrook, but the post office called it Wayne. Made for fun when people came to visit the office.

You gonna be going to Shorecon in October?

Where is Shorecon? Is there a website? I've heard of it before...it's in Jersey right?

 

[Nathal]

Hasbro is a mass-market toy and game company. From that standpoint what they have done likely fits well with their business plan and is good business. They are not a hobby game company, and neither is WotC now, because it belongs to Hasbro.

Others have corrected me on that as well. I should have said, "bad for D&D" rather than bad for business.

The company I work for is also unusual because it's private and owned by a non-profit organization, as another poster had me realize in this thread.

Oh well, time will tell all.

G'night folks.

 

[WizarDru]

Where is Shorecon? Is there a website? I've heard of it before...it's in Jersey right?

Yup, in Cherry Hill. Here's the link to their website:

http://www.completestrategygaming.com/

Lots of fun to be had, my poor RPGA experience notwithstanding.