Williams and Cocks hope to capitalize on the brand’s popularity. D&D Beyond and the upcoming virtual tabletop represent an opportunity to create a “recurrent spending environment.” Meaning monetization and merchandising, the most powerful force in the universe. It's weird that WotC is putting out a VTT right around the time that they ban VTTs, and also decide to become the Fortnite of tabletop games.
Though - to be clear - a huge portion of this is sarcasm from me - because the OGL is just kinda... bad - D&D isn't the industry, D&D should die, it almost did, but 5th edition did some really scummy things to keep everyone else out, and so alienating a huge portion of the creators that are sustaining their market dominance is good - at least to me.
5th Edition really did a lot of work to destroy the thriving indie market that literally almost destroyed D&D in 2012, and now I'm hoping D&D will do it again
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•It's weird that WotC is putting out a VTT right around the time that they ban VTTs, and also decide to become the Fortnite of tabletop games.
Also - they're fucking stupid: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/01/beware-gifts-dragons-how-dds-open-gaming-license-may-have-become-trap-creators
D&D is 'Under-Monetized' According to WotC - Bell of Lost Souls
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•5th Edition really did a lot of work to destroy the thriving indie market that literally almost destroyed D&D in 2012, and now I'm hoping D&D will do it again
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