Message no. 1

From:	Frank Pelletier <jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA>
Subject:	Re: [OT] WOTC and GenCon
Date:	Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:57:29 +0000

Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU> once wrote,


> Note: I am not a WotC apologist, and I don't like what they're doing to
> the industry, but here's what I heard for what it's worth:
>
> Apparently the center where GenCon is held has been renovated and
> considerably spiffied up, and they are now charging commensurately
> higher prices. This is, apparently, what WotC are passing on to the game
> companies.
>
> This may be a load of codswallop, but it ought to be reasonably easy to
> check up on.

No no no... that can't be the truth. WOTC is a gamer's club! They should
try to come out just over the black line. Make enough money to operate,
and spread the wealth to the other gamers! Yes! They're not a REAL
compagny, come on. They make games, they can't seriously consider
making...gasp..money....

Folks, face it. I've heard the same thing LadyJ heard. And it's true.
So up goes the prices. And they still have the biggest, most well-known
gaming convention in the US of A. So what do you do? You make a buck on
it. That's it. Welcome to America. As long as the bottom line shows a
lot of black, Andon (WOTC) will live with fewer (but bigger) attendants.

Adam Smith would be proud.

(BTW, who's going to the World Sci-Fi convention to actually SEE Steve
Jackson? Where are those hands? I thought so.)

Trinity
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