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<blockquote data-quote="vagabundo" data-source="post: 4798315" data-attributes="member: 55864">I'm a DM only guy too and might be interested in gaming online. But getting a system like this off the ground is not trivial. It is a big coding enterprise and I don't think WotC understood this going into the project.With things are they currently are, they have limited resources, and have to focus on what the majority want.They could chip away at the VTT and Character Visualiser in a number of ways:- Outsource some of the modules: There are already lots of programs that do similar things to what they envisage. I'm sure they could licence some of that tech. Sure Bethesda has a very functional character visualiser in oblivion that they could licence, it was kick-ass!- Create multi-functioning modules that could be re-used: so a Dungeon mapper could be used in the VTT and as a campaign tool. This is a path I think they will follow and if they are smart they could have most of the components of the system done in a year or two without stretching their resources.Until there is more feedback from potential customers I think it will be hard to get a lot of movement from them on this, they would have to justify the expense and would have to have a good chance of some return - either in hard cash or in an expanded market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vagabundo, post: 4798315, member: 55864"] I'm a DM only guy too and might be interested in gaming online. But getting a system like this off the ground is not trivial. It is a big coding enterprise and I don't think WotC understood this going into the project. With things are they currently are, they have limited resources, and have to focus on what the majority want. They could chip away at the VTT and Character Visualiser in a number of ways: - Outsource some of the modules: There are already lots of programs that do similar things to what they envisage. I'm sure they could licence some of that tech. Sure Bethesda has a very functional character visualiser in oblivion that they could licence, it was kick-ass! - Create multi-functioning modules that could be re-used: so a Dungeon mapper could be used in the VTT and as a campaign tool. This is a path I think they will follow and if they are smart they could have most of the components of the system done in a year or two without stretching their resources. Until there is more feedback from potential customers I think it will be hard to get a lot of movement from them on this, they would have to justify the expense and would have to have a good chance of some return - either in hard cash or in an expanded market. [/QUOTE]

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