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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:25:45 +0200, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 10/11/2024 6:06 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:


>> The only reason this story keeps hitting the newswire recently is
>> becauise it's  pushed by Hasbro/etal in order to bolster sales,
>> especially regarding the 50th anniversary of the game. It's
>> clandestine advertising, not journalism.

>Yes, but it's better than publishing their advertising copy for their 
>newest sourcebooks.

Oh, yeah... that's probably a bigger reason for these advertorials
than the 50th anniversary. I totally forgot it was a thing.

What does it say about WOTC that I don't even _think_ about their
newest edition when I think about D&D?

I mean, yeah, sure, I get that I'm not their market anymore; I still
play TSR-era games. Still, I kept up to date on 3E, 4E and 5E. I knew
those editions were coming out, I followed their releases, I formed an
opinion about them...

With 5.5E (or whatever we're calling it today), it's like, "Oh, right,
yeah, that's something that's happening... is it?"