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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 5688129" data-attributes="member: 4348">I personally didn't like Cook's take on RPGs.  I actually DID like rolemaster, but I like my Rolemaster and D&D separate.  Ever after Cook got into D&D, it went downhill...in a MAJOR way.  He introduced it into a skill packet idea instead of it's roots...he's the one that rewrote the game.If you don't like 4e...thank Monte...as he started the entire trend of...let's rewrite the game into something completely different with 3e (actually it had it's roots with some of the stuff he worked on prior to 3e in D&D and proceeded from there).  4e actually wasn't as drastic a rewrite as 3.X was (though many may try to claim otherwise).His stuff after 3e's release hasn't really been all that inspired either, in my opinion.So why would Monte be hired?First, because there are many who think he is a good guy and can give great direction to the RPG side of the business (WotC is far more then D&D these days).Second, those same people will vouch for him.Third, because he has something many others don't...name recognition.  For some reason there are many out there that love the combination of him and the idea of D&D.  That's a power in marketing that is rare...and hard to match.  In fact, to get that can be a vital portion of marketing.  You can't just pass up a chance at using something like that.In the competition WotC has with other RPG makers...his name is more likely to draw people to WotC's RPGs than just about any other name out there currently.  Getting him is like winning the sweeps in the ratings...he's probably even more valuable to the brand name of WotC's D&D than even Monte realizes.Aka...he could save or destroy the game...or both at the same time.</blockquote>

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