tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post9015862692443328540..comments2024-02-01T07:59:05.302-07:00Comments on The Atlantis Blog: Uhm . . . Is the OSR making waves?Eltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111706553184455710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-86492044089113311112010-02-03T16:34:21.041-07:002010-02-03T16:34:21.041-07:00This may be the best thing about Hasbro buying Wot...This may be the best thing about Hasbro buying WotC. They aren't going to screw up. What Hasbro needs to do is to realize the potential of D&D and the good that can come out of it. That's all they need to hear.Eltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111706553184455710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-58575836031144328972010-02-03T15:29:03.645-07:002010-02-03T15:29:03.645-07:00Exactly so.
Just as the original Red Box edition...Exactly so. <br /><br />Just as the original Red Box edition of D&D was pivotal in the rpg explosion as a whole, so should this be (I hope!). That all depends on Hasbro & WoTC's ability to market this effectively - not something they've been very good at doing with the D&D brand so far. They can get Magic:the Gathering sold everywhere, but D&D is stuck still stuck in the bookstore shelves where the cool kids don't go. The need to fix this (which, incidentally, is where the hobby's shift into CCG territory comes in. But that's another blogpost for later in the week).<br /><br />If they do that, it will benefit all of the rpg hobby - not just D&D, but every game, whether old school, fantasy, sci-fi or modern. It's the first step into the role-playing hobby. It needs to succeed. I just hope Hasbro are up to the task.greywulfhttp://greywulf.netnoreply@blogger.com