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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4752407" data-attributes="member: 22779">Touche.&nbsp; And, y'know, I've got a Scholastic catalog sitting right here that has Bella Sara books in it.&nbsp; At least one RPG company is getting a foot in the door as schools.&nbsp; Fair enough.Ahh, but this gets to the crux of the matter.&nbsp; The idea on the table is that WOTC is no longer leading.&nbsp; That might be true.&nbsp; Or, it might be true that they are leading in a new direction that has not been explored before.Why shoud a publishing company try to get online presence?&nbsp; Are you seriously asking that?&nbsp; The writing has been on the wall for a LONG time, print media is dying.&nbsp; Dead tree publishing is shrinking every year and online publishing is doing nothing but growing.Isn't that what leaders do?&nbsp; Get out of the dead end and move into greener pastures?You are conflating online gaming with MMO's.&nbsp; I'm talking about Virtual Tabletop play.&nbsp; Totally different beast.&nbsp; What other publisher is trying to create a huge online tabletop gaming community that will play PnP tabletop RPG's in a virtual environment?This is one area that I've never, ever understood why the small publishers aren't taking advantage of.&nbsp; If WOTC can do it, you're going to see a community where you can play D&amp;D with people who share your playstyles any time you want.&nbsp; This, to me, is the future of gaming.&nbsp; Getting gaming out of the suburbs and opening it up to anyone with an internet connection and spare time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 4752407, member: 22779"] Touche. And, y'know, I've got a Scholastic catalog sitting right here that has Bella Sara books in it. At least one RPG company is getting a foot in the door as schools. Fair enough. Ahh, but this gets to the crux of the matter. The idea on the table is that WOTC is no longer leading. That might be true. Or, it might be true that they are leading in a new direction that has not been explored before. Why shoud a publishing company try to get online presence? Are you seriously asking that? The writing has been on the wall for a LONG time, print media is dying. Dead tree publishing is shrinking every year and online publishing is doing nothing but growing. Isn't that what leaders do? Get out of the dead end and move into greener pastures? You are conflating online gaming with MMO's. I'm talking about Virtual Tabletop play. Totally different beast. What other publisher is trying to create a huge online tabletop gaming community that will play PnP tabletop RPG's in a virtual environment? This is one area that I've never, ever understood why the small publishers aren't taking advantage of. If WOTC can do it, you're going to see a community where you can play D&D with people who share your playstyles any time you want. This, to me, is the future of gaming. Getting gaming out of the suburbs and opening it up to anyone with an internet connection and spare time. [/QUOTE]

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