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What Was Missed About WotC Layoffs (plus: My campaign!)

Started by RPGPundit, December 15, 2023, 03:08:22 PM

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Jam The MF

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January 11, 2024, 05:34:48 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 11, 2024, 02:21:36 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat on January 10, 2024, 07:18:23 PM
Basic employee incompetence leading to mass layoffs isn't limited to Hasbro by any stretch. Twitch just announced major layoffs, along with many other tech companies.

When the economy is good-ish, companies can play around with diversity hires and other flunkies taking up space, producing nothing of value and wasting years with revolving meetings in exchange for ESG virtue points from Blackrock.

But when recession hits...the CFO hits the alarm button and the company goes lean and mean to ensure the top-line profits are maintained.

Sure, except most companies try to fire their most incompetent or useless people. But instead, WotC just fired the majority of the few remaining people in their company that knew anything at all about designing games, and kept all the idiot diversity hires.

And Crawford and Perkins are the face of D&D for WOTC. 
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January 11, 2024, 09:16:00 PM
Which is truly sad, because they're both pretty mediocre. Certainly not at the same level as Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, or Mike Mearls.
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January 11, 2024, 09:21:19 PM
Greetings!

It is definitely sad. Crawford is a fucking clown. However, I remember Perkins showing definite talent, years ago, now it seems. Perkins used to be good! The Woke insanity has degraded his mental abilities, I think. *Laughing*

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January 12, 2024, 01:21:27 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 11, 2024, 02:21:36 PM
WotC just fired the majority of the few remaining people in their company that knew anything at all about designing games, and kept all the idiot diversity hires.

This could be a moment of opportunity, like what Paizo did during the incompetence of 3.5 and 4th editions. But for most small companies it is best when the market leader is strong, like during the heyday of 5th edition, since a rising tide lifts all boats.
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