D&D General Is DnD being mothballed?

[Nikosandros]

Or chess for that matter.

Huh. Imagine a chess game using the animated monsters?

Nice idea... just don't play it with a wookiee!


Edit: Sorry, somehow missed the previous post.

 

[Echohawk]

Now, was the absolutely astonishing rate of releases of books that marked the 4e era planned from the start or a response to the failure of the electronic/online ventures?

A reminder that the pace of hardcover releases actually slowed down from 3.5 to 4e:

 

[Remathilis]

Hmmm must be blood in the water as all the YouTube sharks are swimming around predicting the death of D&D, Magic and WotC. I'm getting them regularly on my feed with all the classic fear thumbnails.

 

[Cadence]

 

[Parmandur]

A reminder that the pace of hardcover releases actually slowed down from 3.5 to 4e:

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Good gravy, they released like 5 years of 5E material just in 2007??? No wonder I never bought any 3E books, analysis paralysis on steroids...

 

[MockingBird]

Hmmm must be blood in the water as all the YouTube sharks are swimming around predicting the death of D&D, Magic and WotC. I'm getting them regularly on my feed with all the classic fear thumbnails.

I've noticed it too. I feel like there are some groups on YouTube that have decided its cool to hate on WotC. One video compared it to the time Marvel comics went bankrupt. Seems odd though because some of these channels or personalities have books that are successful because of 5e.

 

[Parmandur]

I've noticed it too. I feel like there are some groups on YouTube that have decided its cool to hate on WotC. One video compared it to the time Marvel comics went bankrupt. Seems odd though because some of these channels or personalities have books that are successful because of 5e.

Bad blood since the OGL, and a lot of folks discovered that negativity gets them moneybfromnthebYouTube algorithm.

 

[darjr]

I've noticed it too. I feel like there are some groups on YouTube that have decided its cool to hate on WotC. One video compared it to the time Marvel comics went bankrupt. Seems odd though because some of these channels or personalities have books that are successful because of 5e.

Yea. I started to watch that and … like what?!

 

[Echohawk]

Good gravy, they released like 5 years of 5E material just in 2007??? No wonder I never bought any 3E books, analysis paralysis on steroids...

Indeed they did.

Spoiler: Count 'em!

1. Complete Scoundrel
2. Dungeonscape
3. Secrets of Sarlona
4. Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave
5. Magic Item Compendium
6. Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
7. Complete Champion
8. Drow of the Underdark
9. Expedition to Undermountain
10. Forge of War
11. Monster Manual V
12. Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
13. Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk
14. Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes
15. The Grand History of the Realms
16. Dragons of Eberron
17. Rules Compendium
18. Dungeon Survival Guide
19. Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade
20. Elder Evils

 

[Parmandur]

Indeed they did.

Spoiler: Count 'em!

1. Complete Scoundrel
2. Dungeonscape
3. Secrets of Sarlona
4. Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave
5. Magic Item Compendium
6. Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
7. Complete Champion
8. Drow of the Underdark
9. Expedition to Undermountain
10. Forge of War
11. Monster Manual V
12. Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
13. Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk
14. Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes
15. The Grand History of the Realms
16. Dragons of Eberron
17. Rules Compendium
18. Dungeon Survival Guide
19. Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade
20. Elder Evils

Yeah, OK, I remember wanting several of those. But, much like the rest of 3E and 4E, I didn't get any because there was too much in the space for me to focus.