D&D General The Double-Edged Sword: Is The New D&D Edition a Cash Grab in Disguise?

[FitzTheRuke]

I'm still wondering where the "disguise" is.

 

[Scribe]

Yes, they wish to provide a (not) revision/update/versioning of the 5e rule set, in exchange for money.

/thread

You are welcome world, I have answered the OPs question.

 

[velkymx]

Your attempt to equate a clickbaity article about WotC selling a book to Lin Codega’s coverage of the OGL crisis is borderline insulting to all those who were involved in that situation.

Discord has to start somewhere...

 

[DarkCrisis]

D&D players: "There are some issues with the game. Could you tinker around with it a bit and fix some of these problems? Especially since it's been 10 years since the original books."

WotC: "Sure. We'll go ahead and work on those problems and release an updated version of the core books."

(Some) D&D players: "Why are you exploiting us by giving us exactly what we've been asking you to do?"

More like

“How can we get them to buy the 3 core books again?”

 

[CleverNickName]

"How dare they tempt me with a new product! Oh noes, am I being exploited?"

 

[velkymx]

@mods if this is to click bait-y please lock the threat and I’ll repost the whole article.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Did you ask them to rewrite the game? Who was it? You vaguely hand wave and use a generalization. Why not just make some more great content, like Ravenloft, instead of fracturing the community?

I was waiting for an update. After ten years, fixing bugs and updating the core is expected. Why should new players use 10 year old books. I have players that were 5 when the books were printed.

Some parts of the old books feel rushed a bit and a re quite outdated. And some things have needed an update for quite a while.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

More like

“How can we get them to buy the 3 core books again?”

By providing content that people like so much that they will actually buy them. Shame on you WotC.

 

[aco175]

every new edition for any game is a cash grab.

I like to think it is only half a grab mixed with designers wanting to make something they think is better than the last edition. The amount that they succeed is up to debate.

 

[Autumnal]

No. It isn’t.

On to next question.