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<blockquote data-quote="village6" data-source="post: 681661" data-attributes="member: 10351"><p>Uhh, this is not correct. I think you may be confusing OP with someone else. OP is a company created by Ryan Dancy specifically to run the Living City campaign, which OP purchased from WotC/RPGA for a substantial sum of money. To my knowledge, which is not 100% with regard to CCGs, OP has no operating interest whatsoever in anything other than Living City.</p><p></p><p>It looks, to me, like OP is not long in this world, as LC's player base is shrinking. They have made some questionable decisions the negative effects of which have been exacerbated by moves that the RPGA has made. Specifically, OP bought LC with the intent of charging players to play. This was done at a time when RPGA membership was $30 and LC was the flagship campaign of the RPGA. Soon after the OP buyout, RPGA launched Living Greyhawk and membership free. Thus, the gaming community was faced with 1) paying $30 to play LC or 2) playing LG for free. That's a no-brainer. The practical effect of those decisions has been to evaporate any potential player growth for OP/LC as anyone new coming into the Living campaign arena will choose the free product over the costly product. In addition, OP maintained a centralized (National) administration structure, while RPGA/LG utilized a regional structure which gave players the feeling of empowerment.</p><p></p><p>Those decisions have killed OP while RPGA has drastically increased its membership and campaign play. Of course, OP is trying to make money, while RPGA is a fully funded marketing entity, so their aims are different. However, they <strong>are</strong> competing for the same slice of the gamer market...I'm not sure that any for-profit company can stand up to a bigger competitor that is tasked with servicing the same customers for free.</p><p></p><p>Be seeing you...</p><p>- 6</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="village6, post: 681661, member: 10351"] Uhh, this is not correct. I think you may be confusing OP with someone else. OP is a company created by Ryan Dancy specifically to run the Living City campaign, which OP purchased from WotC/RPGA for a substantial sum of money. To my knowledge, which is not 100% with regard to CCGs, OP has no operating interest whatsoever in anything other than Living City. It looks, to me, like OP is not long in this world, as LC's player base is shrinking. They have made some questionable decisions the negative effects of which have been exacerbated by moves that the RPGA has made. Specifically, OP bought LC with the intent of charging players to play. This was done at a time when RPGA membership was $30 and LC was the flagship campaign of the RPGA. Soon after the OP buyout, RPGA launched Living Greyhawk and membership free. Thus, the gaming community was faced with 1) paying $30 to play LC or 2) playing LG for free. That's a no-brainer. The practical effect of those decisions has been to evaporate any potential player growth for OP/LC as anyone new coming into the Living campaign arena will choose the free product over the costly product. In addition, OP maintained a centralized (National) administration structure, while RPGA/LG utilized a regional structure which gave players the feeling of empowerment. Those decisions have killed OP while RPGA has drastically increased its membership and campaign play. Of course, OP is trying to make money, while RPGA is a fully funded marketing entity, so their aims are different. However, they [B]are[/B] competing for the same slice of the gamer market...I'm not sure that any for-profit company can stand up to a bigger competitor that is tasked with servicing the same customers for free. Be seeing you... - 6 [/QUOTE]
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