D&D 5E Ray Winninger, in charge of D&D, states his old school bonefides.

[darjr]

Ray Winninger felt like flexing his old school bonafides.

Edit to add:

I'm fairly certain he was responding to 5e old school style players. I'm not sure that makes any difference for some but maybe.

Noticed a group of fans demanding WotC demonstrate it cares] about "old school"
@Wizards_DnD
players. Well, WotC put me in charge of D&D and I'm an "old school" player myself. (I started playing in 1977 and designed 1E products for TSR!) Does that suffice? #WOTCstaff

 

[darjr]

As someone posted in that twitter thread, I knew this but it's also cool and wild.

 

[Eltab]

Is this an invitation to get into a one-ups-man-ship contest?

I'm so old school I helped build our little red one-room schoolhouse.

 

[Scribe]

Just because one played something, doesn't mean they care about any specific demographic.

 

[darjr]

Just because one played something, doesn't mean they care about any specific demographic.

Played and released product for it. Was an enthusiastic player then and now.

 

[J.Quondam]

Just because some random members of a demographic feel uncared for doesn't mean that demographic is isn't cared for.

 

[Scribe]

Played and released product for it. Was an enthusiastic player then and now.

This quite clearly misses the point of any appeal to 'demonstrate care for old school players.'

I mean you get this, I'm sure.

I dont label myself within this group, but I know who they are, and I know this isnt what 'they' are looking for.

 

[Mordhau]

I don't see how this is supposed to help anything.

What it's going to achieve? People who aren't happy with the direction of D&D aren't going to be happy with this or have their minds changes by something so spurious.

Better to just keep putting out product and let the market decide.

Edit: Not that I'm saying it's wrong to engage with criticism but engage properly or don't engage at all- the only thing twitter is good for is further dividing people.

 

[overgeeked]

Ray Winninger felt like flexing his old school bonafides.

That's neat and all...but, 1) doesn't he have better things to do...like literally anything involving life, and; 2) why give the whiny gatekeepers the attention?

 

[darjr]

This quite clearly misses the point of any appeal to 'demonstrate care for old school players.'

I mean you get this, I'm sure.

I dont label myself within this group, but I know who they are, and I know this isnt what 'they' are looking for.

I must not understand. There was a group of 5e old school players that run an older style of game. This is what I think he's replying to. As for me I think this helps. It gives me some comfort going into the new core books.