I am going to quote myself from an unrelated kerfuffle in 2005, with one edit:
Also, the fact
that one or more decision makers at White Wolf WotC actually thought the
first policy was okey-dokey and that the customers wouldn't react still
leaves me a tad bit uneasy. "Yay! Coke decided not to put dogshit in
their beverages after all!" is not exactly a cause for celebration. Why
didn't anybody at the Coca-Cola company understand the blindingly
obvious fact that no one wants to drink dogshit?!?
Wizards doesn’t care about the current consumer base. They’re pivoting away from ttrpgs into microtransaction phone games and Lifestyle
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Look, man, I can get dogshit at an absurdly low price! It's much cheaper than the ground-up beetle shells we use to make Coca-Cola currently! No need for grinding! Limitless availability! And we're no longer tied to the supply chain! It's a win-win!
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