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<blockquote data-quote="Pauper" data-source="post: 6678724" data-attributes="member: 17607"><p>The counter-argument is that WotC has had very little official presense with respect to Magic at GenCon in some time, because they have a third-party vendor (Pastimes, if I remember right) who is more than willing to do the organizing and logistics for them.</p><p></p><p>My guess is that somebody at Hasbro pointed this out to the D&D folks at WotC, as well as the presence of Baldman Games, which could be the D&D equivalent to Pastimes. This first year seemed to fall down a bit, but I'm guessing if it continues, the coordination between WotC and Baldman will improve. WotC still wasn't entirely unrepresented at GenCon -- Mike Mearls and Jeremy Crawford were both there, though all indications are they were there not as WotC reps but on their own time.</p><p></p><p>Also, remember that Hasbro isn't really a game company but a toymaker -- and toys these days are all about branding. Didn't see any big Transformers thing at San Diego Comic Con this year? That's because there's no Transformers movie coming out, so no need to flog the brand. WotC will be at PAX because Hasbro wants them to push Sword Coast Legends, not because they think PAX is a better convention for them than GenCon. Likewise, when the D&D movie comes out, WotC will be at SDCC, but unless there's a major RPG tie-in game, they likely still won't be back at GenCon, because that's not the audience they're trying to reach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pauper, post: 6678724, member: 17607"] The counter-argument is that WotC has had very little official presense with respect to Magic at GenCon in some time, because they have a third-party vendor (Pastimes, if I remember right) who is more than willing to do the organizing and logistics for them. My guess is that somebody at Hasbro pointed this out to the D&D folks at WotC, as well as the presence of Baldman Games, which could be the D&D equivalent to Pastimes. This first year seemed to fall down a bit, but I'm guessing if it continues, the coordination between WotC and Baldman will improve. WotC still wasn't entirely unrepresented at GenCon -- Mike Mearls and Jeremy Crawford were both there, though all indications are they were there not as WotC reps but on their own time. Also, remember that Hasbro isn't really a game company but a toymaker -- and toys these days are all about branding. Didn't see any big Transformers thing at San Diego Comic Con this year? That's because there's no Transformers movie coming out, so no need to flog the brand. WotC will be at PAX because Hasbro wants them to push Sword Coast Legends, not because they think PAX is a better convention for them than GenCon. Likewise, when the D&D movie comes out, WotC will be at SDCC, but unless there's a major RPG tie-in game, they likely still won't be back at GenCon, because that's not the audience they're trying to reach. [/QUOTE]
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