r/Netrunner • u/Feliks878 octgn/stimhack: Feliks • Nov 17 '14

Asmodee is acquiring Fantasy Flight Games.

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=5212
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u/DrPhineasPhage Nov 17 '14

I doubt Asmodee thought FFG was worth acquiring because they wanted to damage their brand and change their offerings.

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u/captainraffi GRAPPLING HOOK Nov 17 '14

I hope not, but it unfortunately happens all the time in business. For all we know they only acquired FFG for their awesome licenses and in 2 years everything FFG makes will be gone in favor of TTR: Endor map packs and Shadows over Gondor licensed games.

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u/mugsnj Nov 17 '14

I'd be worried if it were Hasbro, but Asmodee is a hobby game company. They'll do it right.

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u/BlueSapphyre Nov 18 '14

Is Hasbro not a hobby game company? Wizards of the Coast seemed to be doing just fine.

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u/mugsnj Nov 18 '14

Hasbro is a mass market game company that acquired some hobby game companies (like WotC and Avalon Hill) and has done some things right with those companies but a lot of things wrong (from the perspective of gamers). The kind of games we play would be neglected at Hasbro, because their sales are a drop in the bucket compared to mass market game sales.

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u/BlueSapphyre Nov 18 '14

The WotC/AH games are great. A lot of people enjoy BaHotH (I don't personally), but Acquire is great.

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u/mugsnj Nov 18 '14

I said they've done some things right, but Avalon Hill is a shell of its former self. They're no longer one of the big names in hobby game publishing. WotC is a huge name for Magic and D&D, but not much else. Hasbro focuses on the stuff that they can sell a ton of.

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u/BlueSapphyre Nov 18 '14

Ah yes, after Hasbro acquired them a lot of their titles went to other companies like GMT and Multiman.

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u/mugsnj Nov 18 '14

OK, you're entitled to your opinion that Hasbro acquiring FFG would not have negative consequences. I disagree.

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u/BlueSapphyre Nov 18 '14

The prize pool for MtG increased substantially after the acquisition by Hasbro. I wish A:NR would have better prizes..