D&D General D&D 2024 does not deserve to succeed

[Clint_L]

Does any game deserve to succeed?

 

[Micah Sweet]

pretty sure they understand it, but why would they aim to be less successful....

If they wanted a better game, and they believed as I do that a game that has and follows a targeted philosophy is a better game, they would I think be ok with a slight smaller market share. A huge weakness in WotC D&D as a system is its owner's insistence on market dominance.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I didn't? I said the term comes from a different era where failed games were common. DC20 will probably see some success, it has a lot of hype even if it's not a game that appeals to me.

I know you didn't. But you're not the only one here.

 

[MockingBird]

If they wanted a better game, and they believed as I do that a game that has and follows a targeted philosophy is a better game, they would I think be ok with a slight smaller market share. A huge weakness in WotC D&D as a system is its owner's insistence on market dominance.

Better is subjective though

 

[MGibster]

I'm drifting away from D&D due to a combination of my own changing tastes and changes to D&D. But despite my interests diverging, I think D&D is a good game. I think every edition of D&D has been a good game (not you, 4th edition). A somewhat common criticism I've heard over the years is that D&D is only popular because of name recognition, but I think if you made a bad game and slapped the D&D logo on it then it wouldn't sell very well. People would stop playing.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Better is subjective though

Sure. That's why I said it's what I believe.

 

[payn]

I'm drifting away from D&D due to a combination of my own changing tastes and changes to D&D. But despite my interests diverging, I think D&D is a good game. I think every edition of D&D has been a good game (not you, 4th edition). A somewhat common criticism I've heard over the years is that D&D is only popular because of name recognition, but I think if you made a bad game and slapped the D&D logo on it then it wouldn't sell very well. People would stop playing.

Yeah, I think the claims that name dropping D&D on tv shows rocketed 5E to success despite being a bad game is a bit farfetched.

 

[Retreater]

"I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?"
"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."
"Right. That's bad. Okay. All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon."

 

[Theory of Games]

Does any game deserve to succeed?

Tic Tac Toe.

 

[TiQuinn]

Tic Tac Toe.

This reminds me - I haven’t watched Wargames in awhile.