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Current size of RPG companies

Started by TheShadow, November 28, 2009, 08:50:13 AM

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ggroy

#15
November 28, 2009, 01:35:07 PM
Quote from: One Horse Town;345337WotC hire contracted freelancers as well as per job folk - so a fixed contract of 6 months, 12 months or whatever. So some of the freelancers are actually full-time staff in all but name.

Which individuals would fall into this category?  Any names which are known?

One Horse Town

#16
November 28, 2009, 02:31:40 PM
Quote from: ggroy;345341Which individuals would fall into this category?  Any names which are known?

Rob Schwalb, for one, i believe.

ggroy

#17
November 28, 2009, 02:37:43 PM
In the case of WotC, wonder what the criteria is for determining what names are printed on the front cover of the book, which would show up on Amazon listings.

One could take a wild guess that the names printed on the front cover represents the individuals which did the most writing?

ggroy

#18
November 28, 2009, 02:45:54 PM Last Edit: November 28, 2009, 02:56:38 PM by ggroy
David Noonan's name is on the front cover of several books released in 2009, despite being canned back in the Xmas layoffs of 2008.

- Revenge of the Giants
- Eberron Player's Guide
- Dungeon Delve

One Horse Town

#19
November 28, 2009, 03:33:19 PM
Quote from: ggroy;345365David Noonan's name is on the front cover of several books released in 2009, despite being canned back in the Xmas layoffs of 2008.

- Revenge of the Giants
- Eberron Player's Guide
- Dungeon Delve

That's because it takes up to 2 years to get from product outline to publication.

Mistwell

#20
November 28, 2009, 08:25:11 PM Last Edit: November 28, 2009, 09:33:23 PM by Mistwell
Quote from: ggroy;345340No Xmas firings is inconclusive and doesn't say anything one way or the other.

One could possibly infer that 4E may be doing awesome if WotC hires more D&D people on staff this Xmas.  On the other hand it could mean something else, such as hiring more staff for designing and marketing a 5E D&D.

Is there any news you would not spin to try and indicate 4e is doing poorly?

I've definitely said when 4e has stumbled, like with the initial launch of DDI.  But, I have never seen you ever even hint that anything is good news for 4e.  Seems like you have an agenda nothing can overcome.

ggroy

#21
November 28, 2009, 08:35:31 PM
Quote from: Mistwell;345432Is there any news you would not spin to try and indicate 4e is doing well?

I've definitely said when 4e has stumbled, like with the initial launch of DDI.  But, I have never seen you ever even hint that anything is good news for 4e.  Seems like you have an agenda nothing can overcome.

Things weren't any different with me, with respect to 3E, 3.5E, or 2E.  Though I wasn't posting online much during those time periods.

Mistwell

#22
November 28, 2009, 09:34:19 PM
Quote from: ggroy;345434Things weren't any different with me, with respect to 3E, 3.5E, or 2E.  Though I wasn't posting online much during those time periods.

So you tried to spin all news out of WOTC as tending to indicate 3e was doing poorly as well?

ggroy

#23
November 28, 2009, 09:43:39 PM
Quote from: Mistwell;345438So you tried to spin all news out of WOTC as tending to indicate 3e was doing poorly as well?

Of course.  Same story with 2E.  Same story with 1E Unearthed Arcana.

Narf the Mouse

#24
November 28, 2009, 11:17:12 PM
...Wow. That was awesome. I love it when people aren't hypocritical. And consistancy and honesty in trolling? I almost never see that.

So good for you. :)

(If you didn't mean that, then what did you mean???)
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

ggroy

#25
November 28, 2009, 11:26:24 PM
Quote from: Narf the Mouse;345448(If you didn't mean that, then what did you mean???)

Ozzy Osbourne snorting ants.

Narf the Mouse

#26
November 28, 2009, 11:30:01 PM
Quote from: ggroy;345450Ozzy Osbourne snorting ants.
...Ozzy Osbourne is an ant-eater?

Huh. The things you can find out on the internet.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

ggroy

#27
November 28, 2009, 11:45:47 PM
Quote from: Narf the Mouse;345451...Ozzy Osbourne is an ant-eater?

Huh. The things you can find out on the internet.

It was from a Motley Crue documentary from a decade ago on VH1.

Narf the Mouse

#28
November 29, 2009, 01:19:05 AM
Quote from: ggroy;345453It was from a Motley Crue documentary from a decade ago on VH1.
...What ever happened to VH2?
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

ggroy

#29
November 29, 2009, 08:08:35 AM
Quote from: Narf the Mouse;345461...What ever happened to VH2?

It was snorted up by VH3.
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