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@@unknowncomic4107 Dude, “The Company” is executive management put in place by the parent company Hasbro. WOTC’s unethical behavior, its dishonesty, and its abuse, can be blamed on the company leadership, but at the end of the day it’s still WOTC. Chris Cao isn’t a loose cannon or rogue executive acting on his own initiative and without approval from higher ups. He is doing the bidding of the people who hired him. This is WHY they hired him. It’s really dumb to scapegoat one person and give the rest of the executive leadership a pass. And as far as rank and file employees go, they have a grace period to find new jobs if they value ethics and honesty over a paycheck. Not everyone can just jump ship at a moments notice, but they better be making plans to get off it at the earliest opportunity. Don’t be dumb and blame one person. And while we are not going to harass rank-and-file employees, they are not off the hook, either.
@@MarcosElMalo2 Chris cao is just pure incompetence ;) But the people that put him there deserve some blame to . Imagine you have to assign a position like this and pick someone who doesn't even know what he is selling . Same thing with Cynthia so we shouldn't be surprised here
It's obvious people up in arms and commenting on this OGL issue have no understanding of why WotC is making this rather shitty - but unsurprising - move.
@@SnuubScadoob enlighten us about the benefits of burning ones IP . I'm sure the idea makes a lot of sense if one pretends hard enough to be smarter then everyone else
It already sounded so much like someone who can't see when they're wrong, they didn't have to make any changes. It's like when you tell a child to say sorry without them listen to why. They're saying it but, unfortunately, without them understanding why we're not going to get any real changes.
@@SynthApprentice Southpark "We're Soorrry.... Sorry..... we are sorry." as they roll by in a wheelbarrow of cash. Or those AFK mobile ads who say "We're sorry for using misleading ads, and using predatory practices. Come back and get lots of new heroes and free currency." with no real value whatsoever so you can be used again."
What really speaks the truth is how content creators are whipping the community into a frenzy over a seemingly normal - albeit shittily handled - business decision. And that really only affects the content creators, not the community of people just running a home game and going about their every day lives.
@@GoingRogue ya know what, for years Dungeons and Dragons has been a generic name for Fantasy Role Playing Games among the general public and even some of us nerds in our lazier moments. Y’all know what happens when a trademark becomes a generic descriptor? The trademark owner could lose their right to the trademark. And if WOTC loses the Dungeons and Dragons trademark, it’s game over. They will have to compete with everyone else on a level playing field. I think we can make this happen.
@@MarcosElMalo2 and I would be more than happy if such a thing happened. it wouldn't be the first time a trademark becomes a generic descriptor and the trademark owner loses the trademark. we can only hope for this to happen again. sayonara WotC. the comunity will win over you.
@@SkyP9812 Chase down a dragon, convince it to open its mouth, descend down its throat into a extradimensional dungeon?.... Yeah, an idea is coalescing.
It's actually Melf's Acid Arrow. There are quite a few spells in D&D that bear their creator's name, like Bigby's Hand. If I remember correctly, Melf and Bigby were the player characters of the early designers, or something like that, who got forever preserved in the lore of D&D.
The self pep talk at the end was amazing. So accurate in it's depiction of the OGL issue - it's not the people that are making the content, it's the clueless corpos that make decisions and have never actually played the game...or possibly any game.
@@percyblok6014 lol, kinda. But it’s important that the FBI exists. It’s completely unimportant that WOTC exists. I get that not every employee can quit their job just because their employer turns out to be Sauron. But hopefully they’re working on their plan B.
True, but don't forget that "just doing my job" or "I don't want to get fired" is not a valid excuse for destroying the game. See WW2 Germany for similar examples.
Heck yes. Keep the conversation rolling. Highlight their behavior for laymen to see, and don’t let the community forget what’s going on. Top tier satire!
The last line "Oh that's the game from 'Stranger Things'. Do we make money off that?" Was the most brilliant summation of why I won't trust Wizards. They have no idea what the game is and only see us as oversized wallets they need to reach and take cash out of. Well done!
It’s wild how 15 years ago a recurring joke about the CEO not knowing *anything* about the product the company sells would have been immersion-breaking. Today it’s a prerequisite to showing you’ve been following the story.
What a perfect summation of the core message delivered by Hasbro from this whole debacle. You have talent and this was the soul of wit. *Tips hat to channel creators.
This is really well done. It would've made me chuckle if I didn't know every word in this video was basically how Hasbro and WOtC execs view D&D verbatim.
I have NO IDEA who or what this RU-vid channel is all about but I was LOL'ing the whole time...! Guess I have to go watch some of your previous content. Consider me a subscriber.
In my future TTRPG games I will always look for oppertunities to say somthing like "They might have thought that they won and we lost. But actually, we are all winners!" :)
What's extra funny is "sent to the pit" is actually the literal highest promotion you can get as a devil in hell. Its how you become a pit fiend! (If Asmodeous doesnt supposedly bleed you into life first)
''Whats a Gary Gygax .... '' I suddenly felt the need to laugh alot, then cry alot. Im pretty sure about no one over @Hasbro knows who he his and its a freakin travesty for sure :(
Very good. I’d love to see a follow-up involving their deceptive Creative Commons feint (“We’re releasing something we couldn’t copyright anyway into Creative Commons!”) and the “irrevocable means revocable!” aspect.
This was the most entertaining thing to come out of all this debacle... well done! Liked and if I had a single friend I'd share. Keep dropping content like this.
LOL The way she smiles and the camera zooms in when she says "NOW LISTEN TO US".. certainly feels like a heartfelt way to let the community know they're happy to comply with our demands
"I've been putting dungeons in my the dragon for years!" The dragon: Hrk! *Belches up steel bolts* Oof. Good thing my stomach's able to handle wood and metals. Wish she'd feed me something with MEAT though.
Of all the interminable dreadful attempts at humour on the internet, this stands out as a brilliant gem in the gutter. Well fucking done - writing, acting, set, editing. Instant sub.
I was honestly expecting them to have a line saying "Sorry, we rolled a 1" or something like that. I'm glad they didn't, that would have been too patronizing and over the top, even for satire! /s
That was Ms. Ledoux, Dave & Busters spokesperson. Thank you for your mindful input. Now guys here's the draft for you to sign. Free Gary Gygax offered to the first 1000 signatories. Thank you and have a nice day!
Had it not been in context, I would have been horrified at the disrespect to the PHB, even for a skit. But given the state of the onion, I'll allow it.
2:50 they were sometimes known as the Twelve Peers. Now historically, they were the foremost members of Charlemagne’s court, although many of their famous exploits are largely fictitious, representing Christian martial superiority over the Saracen hordes.
