Now WotC has taken Dragonlance (merged)

[Tzeentch]

In Soviet Seattle, Licenses end YOU!

Seriously, this is a bummer but hardly a big shocker like the Dragon/Dungeon deal was.

 

[Friadoc]

Well, this is an interesting development.

You know Mr. Pramas, some people can actually walk by a pot, while carrying a spoon, and not stir it, ya dang pirate.

*chuckles*

 

[caudor]

Repent gamers, for the end is nigh!

Seriously though, this does make me nervous. As has been stated, tidying up your affairs is what you do before checking out, which in this case would be selling the D&D property. It may be that, it may be 4E, it may be something else altogether, but I think this is a sign of...something.

Even if it isn't, though, I wish WotC would communicate with their fan base. No they don't need to, but even if it's just a statement of what they're not going to do, information breeds confidence; silence breeds fear.

Just more wild speculation...

If it is indeed the plan to sell WotC, they would certainly need to have all their ducks lined up before making *that* kind of announcement. Secrecy would certainly make sense during such a time. Maybe we are really on to something.

 

[Friadoc]

Repent gamers, for the end is nigh!

Seriously though, this does make me nervous. As has been stated, tidying up your affairs is what you do before checking out, which in this case would be selling the D&D property. It may be that, it may be 4E, it may be something else altogether, but I think this is a sign of...something.

Even if it isn't, though, I wish WotC would communicate with their fan base. No they don't need to, but even if it's just a statement of what they're not going to do, information breeds confidence; silence breeds fear.

One big problem with that line of thought, when a division or company is about to sell off it's self (whole or piecemeal) raises, promotions, bonuses, and other such things that eat into overhead are generally halted.

In fact, layoffs start to occur at a staggered rate, too and last I say, WotC seems to be having promotions, new hires, expansion, and so forth.

WotC is, though, in the process of communication, it's just slow since some of us scared the crud out of them this past week.

 

[Pramas]

You know Mr. Pramas, some people can actually walk by a pot, while carrying a spoon, and not stir it, ya dang pirate.

Hey, I didn't put forward even one crackpot theory. Give me some credit.

This is just a wacky year I guess. GAMA Trade Show is going on in Vegas this week and traditionally it's used as a platform for big, exciting announcements. The week leading up to GTS we haven't seen hype but controversy.

I guess it's up to Green Ronin to provide some good news. And look at that, tomorrow is the opening day of GTS...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

WotC is, though, in the process of communication, it's just slow since some of us scared the crud out of them this past week.

Which was, of course, an absolutely predictable response from the playerbase.

WotC has plenty of smart cookies working there; I do not believe for a moment that no one raised their hand at a meeting and said "Guys? Folks are going to FREAK OUT over this. How about we hit them with our plans right when Paizo drops the bomb?"

The guy who gave that the thumbs down needs to spend some time in the corner.

 

[Maggan]

For once, I would like to try my hand at wild speculation with nothing in the way of facts to back it up: Hasbro is tying up loose ends to facilitate the sale of the RPG and Miniature Gaming parts of WotC to Peter Adkison. This deal will be announced at Gen Con.

pass it on.

That'd be sweet! Back into Peter Adkisons hands again! And then, 4e!

I'd like that, actually.

/M

 

[Maggan]

Dude. . . you're like a masochist or something, aren't you?

Heh, I find Vigilance's posts a good counterweight to the more excited responses these days.

/M

 

[Baumi]

This makes me quite sad ... Dragonlance brought me to D&D and in fact the 1E Dragonlance Book was the first D&D Book I bought. But I'm sure they will continue to make products for Dragonlance, so it will not all be lost, it's just sad that Margret Weiss and Tracy Hickman don't hold the license anymore...

Anyway my though about this is that the cancellation is either because of the movie or because of 4E. Why 4E?: They could try to stop all Official 3.5 Products from other Publishers so they could give out new Licenses when 4E is there with the demand that the new Products have to be for the new Edition (since I am FOR a new Edition this would not be all bad, just a bid forced).

 

[Maggan]

So on the D&D gets sold-possibility... Mongoose? Who were in talks to get The Holy Grail of Gaming???
Can't get much holier than D&D and all intimately related IPs...

If Mongoose would get the license, I'd take that as a nice cue to stop buying more D&D stuff, and just use the books I've got. That should last me ... about 332 years or so.

/M