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<blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 6288659" data-attributes="member: 9789">Yeah, it seems unfair to characterize the shift to New WoD as greedy or a huge mistake; the truth seems more like they were already losing their base, so they tried a semi-risky move to broaden it back out and stay relevant (to the homogenization that d20 was bringing back then) and the move just didn't work.&nbsp; It seems more like a straightforward business decision, and people burn them for it, but the end result was always going to be:&nbsp; either we survive or we don't, and neither road apparently lead toward more Old WoD material.&nbsp; It's a shame, but there aren't a lot of early 90s niche-market companies still around anymore anyway, so they're frankly doing pretty well by re-releasing the core book PDF-only as an anniversary edition.&nbsp; They could be as dead as the MMO linked above and no one gets anything, ever.Sort of an interesting side note:&nbsp; WotC basically did the same thing (complete reboot to broaden their base audience) with their D&amp;D product and had considerably more success (although just as much angst was created in the process).&nbsp; So you can't really even fault White Wolf for trying.&nbsp; Perhaps there was a way for it to have worked; they just didn't find it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="evilbob, post: 6288659, member: 9789"] Yeah, it seems unfair to characterize the shift to New WoD as greedy or a huge mistake; the truth seems more like they were already losing their base, so they tried a semi-risky move to broaden it back out and stay relevant (to the homogenization that d20 was bringing back then) and the move just didn't work. It seems more like a straightforward business decision, and people burn them for it, but the end result was always going to be: either we survive or we don't, and neither road apparently lead toward more Old WoD material. It's a shame, but there aren't a lot of early 90s niche-market companies still around anymore anyway, so they're frankly doing pretty well by re-releasing the core book PDF-only as an anniversary edition. They could be as dead as the MMO linked above and no one gets anything, ever. Sort of an interesting side note: WotC basically did the same thing (complete reboot to broaden their base audience) with their D&D product and had considerably more success (although just as much angst was created in the process). So you can't really even fault White Wolf for trying. Perhaps there was a way for it to have worked; they just didn't find it. [/QUOTE]

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