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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 7658869" data-attributes="member: 10479">I'm afraid you've dropped a couple of turds in an otherwise fine punch bowl of ideas.&nbsp; First off, D&amp;D can't sell beyond expectations and if selling well isn't expected by the employees and us fans of D&amp;D then the brand is in a ton more trouble than we've suspected.&nbsp; Second, &quot;most of us seem to see it very clear&quot; is a false qualifier unless you're living in a bubble since most RPGers don't even play D&amp;D as their primary RPG or follow how it is doing.&nbsp; It's absolutely silly for you to ruin an insightful post with that sort of thing.&nbsp; You have some great stuff to say about a way forward for WotC that looks more honestly at their current predicament but it's these sort of empty phrases that just crap all over the rest of what you are saying.&nbsp; Dude, we all want to see WotC do well but slipping this sort of double talk into the conversation makes it seem like you think your readers are idiots.&nbsp; It's also a large part of the problem WotC has with its PR, like Mike Mearls tap dancing around a question from Morrus the other day on the difference between &quot;planned&quot; and &quot;announced.&quot;&nbsp; When people spot this sort of disingenuousness it harpoons anything else you might be saying of real value.You're right.&nbsp; The stronger the brand overall, the better the novels do.&nbsp; I wonder how much it does for the board games but it must be helpful for crossover sales.&nbsp; They also need to get the movie right back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 7658869, member: 10479"] I'm afraid you've dropped a couple of turds in an otherwise fine punch bowl of ideas. First off, D&D can't sell beyond expectations and if selling well isn't expected by the employees and us fans of D&D then the brand is in a ton more trouble than we've suspected. Second, "most of us seem to see it very clear" is a false qualifier unless you're living in a bubble since most RPGers don't even play D&D as their primary RPG or follow how it is doing. It's absolutely silly for you to ruin an insightful post with that sort of thing. You have some great stuff to say about a way forward for WotC that looks more honestly at their current predicament but it's these sort of empty phrases that just crap all over the rest of what you are saying. Dude, we all want to see WotC do well but slipping this sort of double talk into the conversation makes it seem like you think your readers are idiots. It's also a large part of the problem WotC has with its PR, like Mike Mearls tap dancing around a question from Morrus the other day on the difference between "planned" and "announced." When people spot this sort of disingenuousness it harpoons anything else you might be saying of real value. You're right. The stronger the brand overall, the better the novels do. I wonder how much it does for the board games but it must be helpful for crossover sales. They also need to get the movie right back. [/QUOTE]

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