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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 6559545" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>WotC is Hasbro, Hasbro is WotC. WotC is a division within the larger company, but everything they do is Hasbro approved. It seems that Hasbro executives are pleased with the profits from D&D and the direction things are moving in, but that likely includes the entire D&D pie, not just the RPG. Why would Hasbro not approve of WotC trying to find the same type of success with D&D as they already have with Magic?</p><p></p><p>The idea of the "suits" at Hasbro acting as the Eye of Sauron and when their gaze falls upon the poor, innocent D&D designers destruction follows is a myth.</p><p></p><p>If you purchase one core rulebook and nothing else, is that a win for the game company? Well, its one sale for starters. And if you fall in love with the game, you'll likely tell your friends and encourage them to purchase that same rulebook. So, more sales there. Eventually, because you are playing so damn much, the rulebook falls apart and you'll want a new one. More sales. And, it's not as if WotC is totally abandoning additional player supplements, so there might be a PHB 2 or some other splat down the horizon you might buy, they just won't be released every month, or even every six months. And whomever is DMing your games, if they are loving it too, might buy the latest hardbound adventure. And you'll all go see the new D&D movie that might not suck, some cool D&D t-shirts, maybe a novel or too, some comics, and perhaps the new Sword Coast Legends video game, all based on how much you are loving your one rulebook.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, it could be a win, if they do it right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 6559545, member: 18182"] WotC is Hasbro, Hasbro is WotC. WotC is a division within the larger company, but everything they do is Hasbro approved. It seems that Hasbro executives are pleased with the profits from D&D and the direction things are moving in, but that likely includes the entire D&D pie, not just the RPG. Why would Hasbro not approve of WotC trying to find the same type of success with D&D as they already have with Magic? The idea of the "suits" at Hasbro acting as the Eye of Sauron and when their gaze falls upon the poor, innocent D&D designers destruction follows is a myth. If you purchase one core rulebook and nothing else, is that a win for the game company? Well, its one sale for starters. And if you fall in love with the game, you'll likely tell your friends and encourage them to purchase that same rulebook. So, more sales there. Eventually, because you are playing so damn much, the rulebook falls apart and you'll want a new one. More sales. And, it's not as if WotC is totally abandoning additional player supplements, so there might be a PHB 2 or some other splat down the horizon you might buy, they just won't be released every month, or even every six months. And whomever is DMing your games, if they are loving it too, might buy the latest hardbound adventure. And you'll all go see the new D&D movie that might not suck, some cool D&D t-shirts, maybe a novel or too, some comics, and perhaps the new Sword Coast Legends video game, all based on how much you are loving your one rulebook. So, yeah, it could be a win, if they do it right. [/QUOTE]
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