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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smootrk" data-source="post: 3366574" data-attributes="member: 28583">Merrick's Law, as it is called, is not really a Law at all.  It should be called something like a 'model' or 'principle'.  Merrick's description only describes the currently understood market conditions.  Innovation happens all the time, and when (and I really mean when) someone develops a method to produce something that fits what the market wants, then this 'law' and all the folks who feel that it is utterly unbreakable will look as foolish as those who said that the Wright bros. would never fly.The market for non-random minis, in all likelyhood, exceeds the size of the market who actively want the randomized distribution.  The Random-fanboys fail to understand that a great deal of their 'market' is comprised of people who want non-random, but due to lack of other options have to settle for this distribution method.Any smart business plan (such as what WotC has) would look for ways to further compartmentalize their individual endeavors, so that they can serve the most folks.  Sooner or later, a business will find a way to do what they have been unable (or unwilling) to do.  My opinion is that they fear the unknowns moreso than to attempt any endeavors that differ from this successful method.  I would therefore expect the true innovation to come from another company, and the innovation will include ideas that have not been covered by all these successful businessmen who 'absolutely know' the 'laws' of success.Electicity used to be a palor trick.how many mp3 players before iPodAl Gore created the internet?? who knew he would change the world?</blockquote>

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