| remoraz |
Howdy Owen, thanks for your insights. I'm not a gaming insider like you, software is my trade. Not sure if you're aware, but we make a TON of money off licenses for a bit getting flipped. So, I'm coming at this from a different angle.
I tend to keep a close eye on the top of an organization, because you can usually see - especially over time, how the leadership views their customers. When Hasbro went to an ex Microsoft CEO, we saw a big, big push for branding, market recognition, software and website options, and of course direct ARR streams straight from the customer - how very B2B of them! With the president/CEO of Wizards now being an ex Microsoft online guy we're seeing a big push for online.
I cannot say anything negative about Lisa Stevens. She's OG, and understood brand devotion. Paizo people are like juggalos in their devotion (tattoos of golems and talking s*@$ on Wizards is who we are).
But, I feel like there's been a recognizable shift the past few years. Around Dark Archive I started disliking their design decisions and things began to feel samey. Then the OGL debacle, which, was a moment of blazing heat and they had to strike, I get that. but it really hammered the breaks on the system. I felt the design never recovered. And now, looking at the new CEO'S CV, from the article here - this totally tracks. We're moving from publishing first and community based to the learned experiences of an MMO online gaming, "Director of Marketting and LICENSING" company. And there couldn't be a worse time, because they had to ger rid of the soul of the company from the Diamond debacle.
So, my question is - how bad is my read?