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How I'll Run WotC for Elon

Started by RPGPundit, December 07, 2024, 04:25:18 PM

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soundchaser

#45
December 13, 2024, 07:50:56 AM
I am pretty sure Free League survives with its product mix and government subsidies.

Chris24601

#46
December 13, 2024, 10:40:58 AM
Quote from: S'mon on December 13, 2024, 07:29:23 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on December 12, 2024, 07:37:29 PM
Quote from: dvar on December 12, 2024, 04:34:35 PMI'm here for a product request - please bring back those cool boxes with maps and books.

Would the new CEO bring back any of the old campaign worlds? If you wan't my input (you don't) - bring back Mystara!

Box sets have a lot more logistical challenges. Any box set would be likely to be quite expensive.

Here in UK we get hit by 20% tax on boxes, whereas books are 0%. There are some great box sets out there but I think they are often near-loss-leaders for the publishers. I have no idea how Free League can do the Dragonbane or Forbidden Lands full rules box sets at the prices I paid for them. They recently had a sale with the DB box for 20 pounds. WoTC do box starter sets by really skimping on paper quality etc, & sell a *lot*, so it's more understandable.
The only reason to do a box is if you have some 3D elements you need to include (dice, minis, etc.).

Box sets made sense in the early days of D&D when sets of polyhedral dice weren't as ubiquitous as they are today.

But if all you're after is a combined set of maps and booklets, it makes far more sense to just shrink wrap those together and maintain the "book" designation.

Indeed, the only box sets I've seen that make sense recently have been for Battletech with 4-12 of their line of 3D minis included along with maps, dice, reference cards and the rules booklet.

BoxCrayonTales

#47
December 13, 2024, 01:04:34 PM
I think Hasbro/WotC/TSR's IPs should be released into public domain so that fans can steward them. The modern rpg landscape feels dead and lifeless to me because it's owned by soulless corpos who arbitrarily slaughter creativity and history. The only people I trust to maintain games are passionate fans. That's a lot easier to do when they can freely make new editions of classic IPs and get paid for doing it.

Corporate copyright is a cancer on the arts.
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