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<blockquote data-quote="Orlax" data-source="post: 7688126" data-attributes="member: 6801305"><p>I wouldn't bet on them not shelving it. Especially if it just keeps losing them money. No way they keep the product line going if iy becomes a massive drain on resources. That's why they don't have a giant D&D budget, they probably got some start up capital for getting 5e going and are probably on a 'keep a certain section of your profits, but you still pay the Piper', scenario. They don't have the capital to waste on printing books that won't sell, and if they crumble on their own I don't think Hasbro is coming around to bail them out anymore. At some point you have to cut your losses. They are sink or swim at this point and if they sink, they sink, and D&D dies. So they are being conservative with their budget, and I can't blame them for that. They lose nothing by shelving D&D all they do is sit and make sure no one violates their IP, and when someone does violate their IP they sue the crap out of them. That makes way more money than actually producing anything does. Especially if the team keeps printing crap that won't sell enough to justify the effort going into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orlax, post: 7688126, member: 6801305"] I wouldn't bet on them not shelving it. Especially if it just keeps losing them money. No way they keep the product line going if iy becomes a massive drain on resources. That's why they don't have a giant D&D budget, they probably got some start up capital for getting 5e going and are probably on a 'keep a certain section of your profits, but you still pay the Piper', scenario. They don't have the capital to waste on printing books that won't sell, and if they crumble on their own I don't think Hasbro is coming around to bail them out anymore. At some point you have to cut your losses. They are sink or swim at this point and if they sink, they sink, and D&D dies. So they are being conservative with their budget, and I can't blame them for that. They lose nothing by shelving D&D all they do is sit and make sure no one violates their IP, and when someone does violate their IP they sue the crap out of them. That makes way more money than actually producing anything does. Especially if the team keeps printing crap that won't sell enough to justify the effort going into it. [/QUOTE]
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