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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9634697" data-attributes="member: 63508"><p>"The rules are free online.", "I still have my old books", "Go download the old books" and "Well the wiki has all the main rules" are very common sayings on streams, podcasts, videos and social media.</p><p></p><p>The TTRPG industry has a lot of "freeloaders", misers, and cheapskates who demand a lot of content for very low prices or nothing at all holding the promise that they <em>might</em> buy future products.</p><p></p><p>And that kinda only works when WOTC is doing the major marketing via MTG and licensed IP money.</p><p></p><p>The Entire fantasy TTRPG industry is held up by Magic Cards.</p><p></p><p>I seriously fear if the TTRPG industry hits a major turndown and economic recession due to natural swings and recent economic shifts, it's gonna get <strong>bad</strong>. There is only 1 company with the money to weather real extreme hardship. Most publishers will have to seriously cut back, turn to greedier jerks than Hasbro, get purchased, or go under.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 9634697, member: 63508"] "The rules are free online.", "I still have my old books", "Go download the old books" and "Well the wiki has all the main rules" are very common sayings on streams, podcasts, videos and social media. The TTRPG industry has a lot of "freeloaders", misers, and cheapskates who demand a lot of content for very low prices or nothing at all holding the promise that they [I]might[/I] buy future products. And that kinda only works when WOTC is doing the major marketing via MTG and licensed IP money. The Entire fantasy TTRPG industry is held up by Magic Cards. I seriously fear if the TTRPG industry hits a major turndown and economic recession due to natural swings and recent economic shifts, it's gonna get [B]bad[/B]. There is only 1 company with the money to weather real extreme hardship. Most publishers will have to seriously cut back, turn to greedier jerks than Hasbro, get purchased, or go under. [/QUOTE]
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