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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 8846105" data-attributes="member: 20741">WotC paid a lot of money for DDB. When it comes to software products, this is something which Hasbro dabbled in within the past - lost several HUNDREDS of millions of dollars at it -- and got the hell out for a decade+DDB as a portal for buying online versions of D&amp;D products has been very successful. It is being used by Mr. Primate &amp; Foundry VTT to power their non-SRD features, too&nbsp; (works well for that purpose; it's slick!)&nbsp;The trend in the market to online VTT play was happening anyway -- but Covid put a very strong wind at the back of that. Whether WotC decides to offer their own service for that, or charge people to use&nbsp; DDB as a bridge (above what it already does), or something else -- or nothing -- is unknown. This is competitive information and I'm quite sure that WotC doesn't want to talk about it much.In short: Before its purchase, DDB had to reach out to its customers and communicate with them effectively in order to provide their niche service. Now, under WotC's ownership -- they feel they don't have to do that. So they aren't.It's not any more complicated than that. I wouldn't read anything into current projects or future development over their relative silence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 8846105, member: 20741"] WotC paid a [B][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]lot[/COLOR][/B] of money for DDB. When it comes to software products, this is something which Hasbro dabbled in within the past - lost several HUNDREDS of millions of dollars at it -- and got the hell out for a decade+ DDB as a portal for buying online versions of D&D products has been very successful. It is being used by Mr. Primate & Foundry VTT to power their non-SRD features, too (works well for that purpose; it's slick!) The trend in the market to online VTT play was happening anyway -- but Covid put a very strong wind at the back of that. Whether WotC decides to offer their own service for that, or charge people to use DDB as a bridge (above what it already does), or something else -- or nothing -- is [B][I]unknown[/I][/B]. This is competitive information and I'm quite sure that WotC doesn't want to talk about it much. [B][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]In short:[/COLOR][/B] Before its purchase, DDB had to reach out to its customers and communicate with them effectively in order to provide their niche service. Now, under WotC's ownership -- they feel they don't have to do that. So they aren't. It's not any more complicated than that. I wouldn't read anything into current projects or future development over their relative silence. [/QUOTE]

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