WotC Hasbro CEO optimistic about AI in D&D and MTG’s future

[Azzy]

I'm getting real sick of the slavering over "AI" from the tech bros and their tail-chasers.

 

[Charlaquin]

I'm getting real sick of the slavering over "AI" from the tech bros and their tail-chasers.

Keep making as much noise about that fact as possible. It’s important we make sure AI becomes as toxic to corporate ears as we managed to make NFTs, and stays that way.

 

[eyeheartawk]

Keep making as much noise about that fact as possible. It’s important we make sure AI becomes as toxic to corporate ears as we managed to make NFTs, and stays that way.

Good luck with that. They see noise as temporary, they can make alot of return for shareholders with this new avenue. All other efficiencies have already been made. That's also why companies keep pursuing blockchain and crypto stuff as well because there is nothing else left in this blood from stone era of capitalism. The Enshittification continues apace.

 

[Hussar]

Put 5.5 in the CC, day 1.

Umm, since the 5.1 SRD is already CC, and virtually nothing in the new revision of D&D changes things significantly enough that it cannot be already part of the same SRD, how much do they actually need to add or change?

IOW, since the 5.1 SRD is already CC, who cares if 2024 gets a new SRD?

 

[Cadence]

On the plus side, maybe AI can make good indices for the D&D books and spot the easily broken MtG combos the internet finds immediately but the design team (apparently) overlooks.

 

[Alzrius]

Penny Arcade's take on the interview is rather amusing:

Hasbros - Penny Arcade

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

www.penny-arcade.com

 

[mamba]

IOW, since the 5.1 SRD is already CC, who cares if 2024 gets a new SRD?

I do, I see it as a sign of being committed to an open SRD, or not…

Besides, there should be a lot of changes, spells, monsters, etc. Add weapon masteries, heck, add more subclasses, A5 has a better SRD…

Unless the changes are added, 3pp cannot really use them

 

[Alzrius]

Put 5.5 in the CC, day 1.

Even better, release the 5.5 SRD alongside an OGL 1.0b, which is just like the OGL 1.0a except it includes the word "irrevocable" and is released into the public domain the same way that Paizo did for the ORC license.

But I honestly don't see the current leadership at WotC as ever deciding to show that much goodwill to the gaming community.

 

[Hussar]

I do, I see it as a sign of being committed to an open SRD, or not…

Besides, there should be a lot of changes, spells, monsters, etc. Add weapon masteries, heck, add more subclasses, A5 has a better SRD…

Unless the changes are added, 3pp cannot really use them

Since mechanics can't be copywritten, and things like Monsters aren't really an issue, again, I have to wonder, who cares? Weapon Masteries? Ok, sure. Since you can always simply reference them anyway, I'm really rather struggling to see why this is a big issue. Given the level of backwards compatibility they are insisting on, it shouldn't make a difference.

 

[mamba]

Since mechanics can't be copywritten, and things like Monsters aren't really an issue

first of all, the ‘mechanics cannot be copywritten’ line is very blurry. Can you copy the 5 chromatic dragons over because they are just mechanics? That is far from clear…

Same for the XP progression and a ton of other things

Second, if you want to publish an adventure and include the stat blocks for convenience, you already run into the same problem, how much of them is mechanics and how much is IP / design. Hasbro could make your life hard if they wanted to if there were no open SRD you can point to.

Finally, as I said, I view this as WotC either being committed to an open SRD or WotC having caved to pressure once and actually still wanting to phase it out, this time quietly

They just had a poll, asking us how we feel about WotC. I have them at trending negative, if they want to reverse that, a proper 2024 SRD is a requirement