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<blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 3425043" data-attributes="member: 22882">The exec said not to worry about the fans - which is different from not worrying about the customers.&nbsp; My take is that the exec is a ruthless but practical SOB who knows that internet forums and self-selecting surveys will tell his new hire exactly squat about the actual CUSTOMERS, that the existing fanbase is aging like a low-level character fighting a 1e mummy, and that bold moves may be needed to address the customer base, even if it means angering the fanbase.Or he could just be a twit with a bad business model. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Anyway, my reaction would be to explain to the exec that WotC doesn't have the two settings he describes (he probably saw it on one of those godforsaken forums <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ); D&amp;D is committed to supporting the Forgotten Realms, which is a major cash cow due to novels and video games (which produce numbers worthy of a Hasbro exec's time), and Eberron, which is a new setting which will hopefully attract new customers.&nbsp; Greyhawk is a setting from a previous edition under previous ownership, but has no meaningful impact on the modern game.&nbsp; That's the current state of things, and barring a sudden upswing in Gord the Rogue novel and video game sales, it's the practical one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MoogleEmpMog, post: 3425043, member: 22882"] The exec said not to worry about the fans - which is different from not worrying about the customers. My take is that the exec is a ruthless but practical SOB who knows that internet forums and self-selecting surveys will tell his new hire exactly squat about the actual CUSTOMERS, that the existing fanbase is aging like a low-level character fighting a 1e mummy, and that bold moves may be needed to address the customer base, even if it means angering the fanbase. Or he could just be a twit with a bad business model. :D Anyway, my reaction would be to explain to the exec that WotC doesn't have the two settings he describes (he probably saw it on one of those godforsaken forums ;) ); D&D is committed to supporting the Forgotten Realms, which is a major cash cow due to novels and video games (which produce numbers worthy of a Hasbro exec's time), and Eberron, which is a new setting which will hopefully attract new customers. Greyhawk is a setting from a previous edition under previous ownership, but has no meaningful impact on the modern game. That's the current state of things, and barring a sudden upswing in Gord the Rogue novel and video game sales, it's the practical one. [/QUOTE]

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