Larian versus Hasbro: What Hasbro Could Learn from Swen Vincke

Larian's CEO, Swen Vincke, made waves recently when he made comments about sustainability in the videogame industry, and seemed to explain why Larian will not be doing DLC for Baldur's Gate 3, or even a sequel. We compare the approach he describes to what Hasbro is doing with Dungeons & Dragons.
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[@thenerdlog1602]

At this point, it feels like hasbro stakeholders should sue the board of directors of Hasbro for mishandling so many of their IP.

[@Dexter037S4]

Isn't Lancer like at least in part based on 4e? That's probably why there's a resurgence.

[@iliasmastoris529]

The growth of a product in large part depends on the word of mouth of its passionate base. In 1974, D&D's base were wargamers (niche nerds). By the early 1980s the passionate wargamer base proselytized other (mainstream) nerds (think of Stranger Things). 5E entered the mainstream on the basis of the game's kudos among nerds. Lose your base, and they won't sell the product for you.