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Cool, thanks' for pointing out my error. Like I said, I don't play the game so I'm not sure about all that is going on with 5E. However, that is kind of is my point (and I think yours in prior posts). Drive sales/subscribers to their service at the expense of other services. If that's how they...

Cutting out the middleman and increasing profits isn't likely to do what you are suggesting but even if it does, Hasbro is, in the end, a publicly traded corporation. As long as that's the case their profit motive is really all that matters.

I think what most people are missing is that Hasbro/WotC doesn't have to pull anything from existing VTTs, they could even increase support, for them to negatively impact other VTTs. The whole premise of my original post was based on the idea that WotC is able to pull off all of the promises of...

I would imagine Research in Motion, the makers of Blackberry smartphones, thought the same thing when the iPhone was released. (And now I feel old....) It doesn't seem to me that it matters if it appeals to everyone, just that if it appeals to most. I'm not predicting the end of all other VTTs...

Or they can sell it themselves directly to the consumer, cut out the middleman and increase their profits. Like I said in my initial post, I no longer play D&D so maybe I am missing something, but this One D&D initiative sounds like a fully integrated D&D experience in an era where more people...

I honestly hope that isn't the case and I find it unlikely. Assuming their VTT works, because of the sheer size of the D&D player base and if they support other games then we can defiantly say goodbye to most other VTTs. The non-WotC VTT competition just won't have the customer base to support...

I'm the opposite. I deal with the VTT experience because it lets me play with friends that I don't live close to anymore, but I do like the prep (usually). I always kind of enjoyed the prep for my games almost as much as running the game itself. My fear is with 3D VTTs and tons of automation it...

I'm inclined to agree. Walled gardens are common enough and accepted by user bases; whether it's Apple's app store or Sony selling PlayStation games. I see no reason why WotC won't move as much of their content as possible to their new system. It may take some time to mature but I believe it's...

Let me start by saying I don't play D&D anymore, I stopped when 4E came out, so I am probably not totally up to date with all of the latest news. However, from what I understand, with the integration and updates to D&D Beyond One D&D is going to offer a 3D VTT environment. For those of you who...

Comparative numbers? No, but there are plenty of articles talking about the treatment of VFX artists by Marvel Studios. Here, here, here, here, and here are just a few articles. A simple Goggle search will turn up a ton more and I am seeing more of these all of the time. I have read some...

They are even removing old episodes of Sesame Street https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-removes-sesame-street-episodes-1235345685/

Compared to the expense of Marvel CGI? Let alone the stress it puts on the VFX artists.

I get that, my point was more about finances rather than story.

One thing I didn't get is why have Ruffalo in Hulk form for the vast majority of the episode. I'm not talking from a story perspective but just from a financial one. There were plenty of scenes that would have played out the same with Banner as with Hulk. It seems like budgetary constraints led...

Apparently 36 shows are on the HBO Max chopping block. Unfortunately, I read another article that Young Justice is done too. https://www.engadget.com/hbo-max-removing-shows-discovery-plus-203029015.html?src=rss&guccounter=1...

All I can say is that if subscription based is fine for you then cool. However, you did ask what the difference was so I gave examples. Whether or not they are relevant to you is your decision (and that's fine) but the differences still exist.

I thought it was a lot of fun. While I generally hate all of the GCI in modern movies (at least CGI people) I do think She-Hulk looked a lot better in the show than in the early trailers. The after credits scene was funny too.

The difference is that at any time in the future you could look in that closet and decide that you want to read and possibly play the game you bought (or sell it, donate it or burn it). Since you own it nothing is stopping you. Whereas, if I feel like I don't need any more content for an RPG...

As an example, the last version of D&D that I played, not counting Pathfinder (D&D 3.75) was 3.0/3.5 and that had about a seven-year life span. Fifth edition is already there and will surpass the longevity of 3.x. That's a long time to be forking out a monthly subscription fee, especially...

And therein lies the problem. If, for whatever reason, I have no interest in new material I would still have to keep my subscription going to access the game material I already purchased. If all of a sudden I lost my job, for example, and couldn't pay for the subscription my ability to play that...