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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 8852854" data-attributes="member: 20741">Yes and no.Here's the issue: Because of the way that most 3d Art is implemented, its use usually creates a barrier to entry by those who are not well versed in it. What was a democratized,&nbsp; mass market product can instantly become an elitist tool beyond the technical skills of the Many and is reduced to the hands of a Few at a stroke.This is not inevitable, but it is a likely outcome if not handled properly.The best example of this is the difference between BioWare's NWN 1 toolset and Obsidian's NWN2 toolset.BioWare's was tile based and easily accessible by Many. The number of community modules was vast. NWN2's used a free form mesh and objects instead of tiles. Visual fidelity was greater -- but the ease of use of the toolset plunged and there was suddenly a significant barrier to entry where before there was none. And so the Many became the Few.So, I hear ya on not wanting 3d, but it's a more nuanced question than that. Not all 3d art implementations need create a barrier to entry - but MOST will. How it is handled and implemented is the more important question.There is also the integration of current AI tools which are now exploding in the development process.&nbsp; Though those tools are not yet ready for consumer use, there is every reason to think that they will be within the next 3-6 months. If those tools make 3d assets, or at least, will render 2d images of 3d assets in a very useful way, that can impact on 3d VTT's (or 2.5D VTTs if implemented via isometric perspective.)tl;dr: It's not as simple a question as you pose;&nbsp; it's more nuanced than that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 8852854, member: 20741"] Yes and no. Here's the issue: Because of the way that most 3d Art is implemented, its use usually creates a barrier to entry by those who are not well versed in it. What was a democratized, mass market product can instantly become an elitist tool beyond the technical skills of the Many and is reduced to the hands of a Few at a stroke. This is not inevitable, but it is a [I]likely[/I] outcome if not handled properly. The best example of this is the difference between BioWare's NWN 1 toolset and Obsidian's NWN2 toolset. BioWare's was tile based and easily accessible by Many. The number of community modules was vast. NWN2's used a free form mesh and objects instead of tiles. Visual fidelity was greater -- but the ease of use of the toolset plunged and there was suddenly a [I]significant barrier to entry[/I] where before there was none. [B][I]And so the Many became the Few.[/I][/B] So, I hear ya on not wanting 3d, but it's a more nuanced question than that. Not all 3d art implementations need create a barrier to entry - but MOST will. How it is handled and implemented is the more important question. There is also the integration of current AI tools which are now [B][I]exploding[/I][/B] in the development process. Though those tools are not yet ready for consumer use, there is [I]every reason to think[/I] that they will be within the next 3-6 months. If those tools make 3d assets, or at least, will render 2d images of 3d assets in a very useful way, that can impact on 3d VTT's (or 2.5D VTTs if implemented via isometric perspective.) [B][I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]tl;dr: [/COLOR][/I][/B] It's not as simple a question as you pose; it's more nuanced than that. [/QUOTE]

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