31DtaBBC Day 2: 10 Theories About WotC’s Boneheaded Decision

1. The suits at Hasbro actually believe this move will stop piracy.

2. WotC doesn’t want to share D&D profits with anybody.

3. Hasbro is trying to get away from all things electronic because computers are a fad.

4. An Evil Wizard has taken over at WotC.

5. WotC secretly wants to control all places where D&D is available.

6. WotC/Hasbro had a critical failure on their Intelligence role.

7. This isn’t Wizard’s fault this is all a HUGE plot instituted by a disgruntled former employee.

8. Hasbro can’t sell the new 4e D&D-My Little Pony tie-in if .pdfs of older material is still available.

9. The same marketing firm that came up with the SyFy channel told Hasbro/WotC this is sound business strategy.

10. WotC doesn’t want you to play anything but 4e. (Thanks to Berin for this one)

John over @ the Core Mechanic has his own list add those to Greywulf’s 10 below and now we have 30 reasons.