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<blockquote data-quote="embee" data-source="post: 8214507" data-attributes="member: 7026827"><p>As a Gen-Xer, I will not brook any disparagement of 90s dancehall ska. </p><p></p><p>Feel free to slam Cherry Poppin' Daddies, however.</p><p></p><p>That said, D&D, while it performs very well, is, as they say, punching above its weight class. It generates a lot of revenue but has a relatively low cost. At this point, it is a Hasbro property like Risk, Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, or Battleship. It requires no advertising money. People know it exists. Just put it on the shelf in Target. </p><p></p><p>It's a lot like the Skyrim model. Make a solid product. Not a perfect one. A solid one. Then, just leave it be. If people want to make content for it, let them. It will sell units, allowing you to collect money. Skyrim is a buggy mess with outdated assets. But it has an amazing community of support. You can download updated assets and bug patches for free and wind up with a game that looks like it came out this year, not ten years ago. </p><p></p><p>Want a new adventure for 5e? Well, you can wait for WOTC to release it or get a 3PP adventure. The 3PP has no cost to WOTC and serves as free advertising, and also keeps people invested in the product. </p><p></p><p>When you're running a machine that prints money, don't mess with the machine. It will print money for as long as you don't screw with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="embee, post: 8214507, member: 7026827"] As a Gen-Xer, I will not brook any disparagement of 90s dancehall ska. Feel free to slam Cherry Poppin' Daddies, however. That said, D&D, while it performs very well, is, as they say, punching above its weight class. It generates a lot of revenue but has a relatively low cost. At this point, it is a Hasbro property like Risk, Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, or Battleship. It requires no advertising money. People know it exists. Just put it on the shelf in Target. It's a lot like the Skyrim model. Make a solid product. Not a perfect one. A solid one. Then, just leave it be. If people want to make content for it, let them. It will sell units, allowing you to collect money. Skyrim is a buggy mess with outdated assets. But it has an amazing community of support. You can download updated assets and bug patches for free and wind up with a game that looks like it came out this year, not ten years ago. Want a new adventure for 5e? Well, you can wait for WOTC to release it or get a 3PP adventure. The 3PP has no cost to WOTC and serves as free advertising, and also keeps people invested in the product. When you're running a machine that prints money, don't mess with the machine. It will print money for as long as you don't screw with it. [/QUOTE]
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