D&D (2024) 2024 is out...and yet.....where are the threads?

[Reynard]

Demanding these youtubers provide you exactly what you want on the schedule you want, and calling them names for not doing so, is the kind of entitlement only gamers can muster.

 

[Nikosandros]

He is going to release it all, just on a Schedule for non-Patrons.

Which seems eminently fair to me. If you support him, you get to see all of them now. If you don't give him money, then he gets to monetize the videos in an efficient way.

 

[MarkB]

Heh, it really is like the Dead Sea Scroll hoarding was. It feels unethical.

Of all people, Treantmonk needs to worry about hoarding the content info the least, because even after I know the Players Handbook content, I will watch his videos anyway − precisely because of his analysis.

That's not how Youtube works. Videos make 90% of their revenue within the first few days of release. Coming back and watching his content weeks later does practically nothing for him monetarily.

 

[Yaarel]

That's not how Youtube works. Videos make 90% of their revenue within the first few days of release. Coming back and watching his content weeks later does practically nothing for him monetarily.

Ok. But the influencers didnt write the Players Handbook. WotC did.

The book is part of the D&D tradition and of interest to every member of the D&D community.

Gatekeeping this valuable community resource feels ethically problematic.

 

[MarkB]

Ok. But the influencers didnt write the Players Handbook. WotC did.

The book is part of the D&D tradition and of interest to every member of the D&D community.

Gatekeeping this valuable community resource feels ethically problematic.

What, they should give it away for free?

It's not out for over another month, that's plenty of time for content to be released regarding every aspect of it.

 

[Corinnguard]

I'd guess the sticking point was more likely the art than any of the rules content.

Pretty much. Imagine for a moment that the new PHB came with no art in it. The artwork is there to draw you in and keep you there while reading.

Most of the artwork I looked at were pics of the 2024 Dragonborn. I wanted to see what they looked like after EN World had posted that article about how the Chromatic and Metallic dragons were redesigned for 2024 D&D. I wasn't fan of how they looked compared to their 3e, 4e and 5e versions, and I was a bit concerned about how the Dragonborn were going to look. Seeing as how they are anthropomorphic versions of the true dragons. The page-by-page review by DnD Shorts allowed me to put those concerns to rest. I am happy that they are no longer tailless and that their spectral wings ability doesn't look too bad now that I know what it looks like.

Another thing I liked about DnD Shorts' review is that he mentioned several times that you could stop his video and eye the rules. So, I stopped it a couple of times to check out some of the feats and check out at least two of the classes (the Fighter and the Ranger).

 

[Yaarel]

Most of the artwork I looked at were pics of the 2024 Dragonborn. ... I am happy that they are no longer tailless.

 

[Reynard]

Ok. But the influencers didnt write the Players Handbook. WotC did.

The book is part of the D&D tradition and of interest to every member of the D&D community.

Gatekeeping this valuable community resource feels ethically problematic.

Isn't it WotC "gatekeeping" it by providing specific influencers copies, as well as weaponizing FFOMOvia a very limited GenCon release?

On the upside, I don't think it will take long for it to appear in the usual channels.

 

[Corinnguard]

Isn't it WotC "gatekeeping" it by providing specific influencers copies, as well as weaponizing FFOMOvia a very limited GenCon release?

Yes. They aren't doing too well with their Influence action.

 

[bedir than]

Isn't it WotC "gatekeeping" it by providing specific influencers copies, as well as weaponizing FFOMOvia a very limited GenCon release?

No.
There's no reasonable understanding of ethics that requires a creator to give away copies to the specific people you want rather than those the creator wants.
Having a limited number of printings available at a special time isn't unethical either.

I'll review my Aquinas, Avicenna, Hobbs, Kant, Mill, etc. But I don't expect to find support for this position put forth here.