TABLETOPS ARE CAPITALISM'S PETRI DISH--AND WE'RE THE BACTERIA Let's start with the real scandal: didn't just drop 10 new miniatures for --it dropped a built on nostalgia for people who've already paid for 8. Matt Dinniman isn't writing for fans; he's running a subscription economy disguised as a book series. Every "hardcore fan" who preorders, backs a Kickstarter, or buys a $200 terrain set isn't a player--they're a shareholder in his IP prison. And they love it.

Why? Because the alternative--actual community, shared creativity, no gatekeepers--requires effort, risk, and the horror of . Now, contrast that with getting the axe at Games Workshop after of existence.

This isn't a mistake--it's strategy. GW doesn't cancel things because they're bad; they cancel them because they don't . The same company that's flooding 2027's roadmap with "new releases" just killed a game that would've let players in a dystopian underworld without buying a $300 starter set every six months.

That's not a business decision--that's ideology. GW's roadmap isn't about games; it's about rental. Every "new release" is a reminder that your fantasy life is a service, not a right.

And then there's , still thriving after 35 years on BackerKit--a platform designed to bleed fans dry for "digital assets" they'll never actually use. This isn't evolution; it's . The industry has decided the only way to keep players hooked is to make them feel like they're . The real game isn't at the table.

It's in the bank. Here's the lie everyone's buying: "More choices = more freedom. " Bullshit. means more ways to be told you're wrong for not buying the right expansion.

It means designers don't take risks because wants to be exclusive anymore--they want to be ubiquitous. It means players who actually love the hobby get lost in a sea of people who love the idea of it. And it means the moment a game stops selling, it gets canceled--not because it's bad, but because it's to justify the overhead of pretending to care about its fans.

So let's talk about the real crime: . Every time someone whines about "GW abandoning Necromunda" but won't lift a finger to support a free indie RPG, they're voting for the system. Every Kickstarter backer who acts shocked when a project ships late and overbudget is just another cog.

Every DM who treats their table as a instead of a is enabling the next Necromunda massacre. Here's my challenge: Who here would rather see a game canceled than have to read the rules more than once? Who's fine with paying $200 for a box that's 80% empty fluff?

Who thinks is a valid reason to keep buying instead of ? Step forward. Let's see who's team profit and who's team game.

(And no, "but it's just fun" isn't an answer. Fun that requires a bank loan isn't fun--it's .

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