TheSausageFattener t1_j61p40i wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:07 AM

They’ve had issues for awhile but I don’t know if milking their IPs through Wizards is going to play out like they think it will. Theres plenty of workarounds and loopholes for official D&D products, and half the people Ive played MTG with use proxy decks or proxy the most valuable cards.

wlphoenix t1_j61r9sc wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:23 AM

They also recently burned an absurd amount of goodwill w/ recent proposed changes to D&D licensing, leading to almost anyone they could partner with in the tabletop RPG space to view them in a hostile light. Which will just lead them to leaning on M:tG even harder, continuing to make the product saturation problem worse.

TheSausageFattener t1_j61uh51 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:47 AM

Im curious how this goes if they dont get a reversal. To be blunt theyre a flagship firm for Rhode Island as far as notoriety goes but their headquarters is in a crap location. I wouldnt be surprised if they eventually try to get state assistance for an HQ re-siting that incidentally entails downsizing.

Cash50911 t1_j638mbs wrote on January 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Flagship from a publicity perspective... They already have a bunch of tax deals....

pirategaspard t1_j63eyoh wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Yep. We're basically watching them slaughter their Golden goose in real time.

wlphoenix t1_j63hx0h wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:28 PM

There were already proposals from major shareholders to spin Wizards out. It'll be interesting to see what happens to Hasbro if that happens, as Wizards seems to be the vast majority of Hasbro's revenue.