Hasbro CEO, also the former WoTC CEO, has ramped up monetization of the Magic the Gathering brand significantly in recent years, partly at the expense of cashing in on the secondary market.
WoTC choking the OGL is consistent with them looking to pump up their profits.
I used to play MtG back in the early 90's, but got out because I needed money for college books, not cards.
My son got interested recently through some friends and I started looking about getting him into it around the time WotC released the $1000 old-school proxy packs. Needless to say, it turned me off.
It’s not like TSR were the good guys either. I wrote off DnD until CR precisely because it has a reputation of being owned by assholes. They just slowed down for a while but here we are again
Very different expectations in the US market I have found. People want to drink their filter coffee or large, milky espresso drinks while they sit comfortably with their laptops using the free wifi. No comparison to the average Italian who wants to down a quick espresso and be on their way.
Australian cafes make out like bandits these days. They're basically breakfast/lunch restaurants that serve great espresso based drinks, mostly don't offer wifi and have no problem moving customers along if they stop buying drinks so they can cycle the table space for new customers.
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It's only $12 a year for the premium service. Do you feel you're not getting at least $12 value for the ability to have a reliable, secure password manager that is actively supported?
Hasbro CEO, also the former WoTC CEO, has ramped up monetization of the Magic the Gathering brand significantly in recent years, partly at the expense of cashing in on the secondary market.
WoTC choking the OGL is consistent with them looking to pump up their profits.