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<blockquote data-quote="Shazman" data-source="post: 4678281" data-attributes="member: 13509"><p>I am not as naive as you think.&nbsp; I know that the corporations didn't create the economic crisis, but they sure haven't helped it.&nbsp; I have nothing against them making money.&nbsp; It's the means they use to get that money that I question.&nbsp; As you said, the focus on short term profits at the expense of everything else seems to be the current trend in corporate culture these days.&nbsp; In the end, it gives the CEOs some fat bonuses, but hurts everyone else.&nbsp; It ends up hurting the customer, the company, and the shareholders.&nbsp; Of course, the CEOs don't care about the economic destruction they cause because they have a golden parachute they can count on no matter how bad they mess things up. There seems to be no accountability for their actions. The problem I have with WotC/Hasbro is that they seem consumed with getting the short term profits of a new edition without regard for what it does to the game, the customers, or the company in the long run.&nbsp; D&amp;D is different from most prodcuts.&nbsp; It is a game many people are passionate about.&nbsp; It has history and traditions that many players believe should be respected.&nbsp; WotC trambled all over that to get some WOW addicts to try their game for a short term increase in sales.&nbsp; That is what has angered a lot of D&amp;D fans such as myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Shazman, post: 4678281, member: 13509"] I am not as naive as you think. I know that the corporations didn't create the economic crisis, but they sure haven't helped it. I have nothing against them making money. It's the means they use to get that money that I question. As you said, the focus on short term profits at the expense of everything else seems to be the current trend in corporate culture these days. In the end, it gives the CEOs some fat bonuses, but hurts everyone else. It ends up hurting the customer, the company, and the shareholders. Of course, the CEOs don't care about the economic destruction they cause because they have a golden parachute they can count on no matter how bad they mess things up. There seems to be no accountability for their actions. The problem I have with WotC/Hasbro is that they seem consumed with getting the short term profits of a new edition without regard for what it does to the game, the customers, or the company in the long run. D&D is different from most prodcuts. It is a game many people are passionate about. It has history and traditions that many players believe should be respected. WotC trambled all over that to get some WOW addicts to try their game for a short term increase in sales. That is what has angered a lot of D&D fans such as myself. [/QUOTE]

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