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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RyanD" data-source="post: 1304041" data-attributes="member: 3312">I judge WotC's handling of D&D by three criteria:1)  Do they make products that I, as a gamer, would want to buy?2)  Do they stand up for the hobby and defend it as a positive, healthy, acceptable form of entertainment?3)  Are they managing the overall business to add value to the player network so that it will grow?My answers to all three questions are "yes", so I gave them the best vote possible.In the past year, I have bought (or will have received as a gift) 4 D&D products I feel provide excellent value (3.5 core books and Complete Warrior).  I will probably buy a 5th (Draconomicon) fairly shortly.  If the campaign I was in had taken different directions, I'm sure that I would be interested in other parts of the WotC product release schedule.I was very pleased with the GE ad, I am aware of and appreciate the efforts Hasbro is making to license the D&D brands in the entertainment industry, and I know that a dedicated team of people goes to work each and every day focused on making D&D popular and successful.  I know all of those people personally, and trust them to do the best job they can with the resources at their disposal.  I am pleased that D&D is owned by a financially healthy company that has a clear vision for how it intends to stay that way for the long term.  I am glad that D&D is supported by 2 very good magazines, several very good computer games, and an excellent organized play program.I believe that D&D is going to be focused in the future on bringing new players into the network.  I have reason to believe that there are products in design that address the current weakness of D&D's introductory products.  I believe that WotC and Hasbro have the enlightened view that D&D should be targeted first at teenagers between 12 and 16, and primarily at college age players (and those of us greybeards who keep playing after college), and not at pre-teens or "kids".I feel that the business is more stable and better focused than it has been in a very long time, and I am confident that I'll continue to see Hasbro & WotC meet my "three tests" for many years to come.Ryan</blockquote>

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