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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8800743" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Yes, but...I don't think that WotC has to be heavy handed about this. They will continue to publish print books as long as people buy them and we can continue to run games fully analog if we want. But a growing majority of players are not going to want to be completely analog. Even if playing in person with battlemaps and minis, many players will prefer digital character sheets and being able to search the rules in DDB.&nbsp; The convenience of VTTs, especially for players who have difficulty finding groups or arranging schedules for in-person games, has created a growing demand for these platforms. The conveniences of VTTs have also bled over into in-person play with more and more people using digital displays for battlemaps rather than Chessex mats and printed terrain/battle maps.&nbsp; The divide is less about WotC forcing us into digital tools and more about them responding to the market and some people not being happy about the direction in which the market is going. In away, it is easier to deal with changes to rules than moving from analog to digital play (or vice versa).&nbsp; I know some tables have a non-devices policy at the table.&nbsp; Other players would avoid such tables. Those in the former group, may feel &quot;abandoned&quot; by WotC as more and more attention is given to the preferences of the digital crowd (live updates to errated rules, early release of new books, more focus on VTT features and assets than printing physical game aids, etc.)&nbsp; This may lead to any physical products being priced at collector and luxury-good prices, which will rankle many in the analog-but-not-&quot;rich&quot; camp. But WotC is going to follow the market. And there is a healthy market of third-party creators of minis, terrain, and other analog assets.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8800743, member: 6796661"] Yes, but... I don't think that WotC has to be heavy handed about this. They will continue to publish print books as long as people buy them and we can continue to run games fully analog if we want. But a growing majority of players are not going to want to be completely analog. Even if playing in person with battlemaps and minis, many players will prefer digital character sheets and being able to search the rules in DDB. The convenience of VTTs, especially for players who have difficulty finding groups or arranging schedules for in-person games, has created a growing demand for these platforms. The conveniences of VTTs have also bled over into in-person play with more and more people using digital displays for battlemaps rather than Chessex mats and printed terrain/battle maps. The divide is less about WotC forcing us into digital tools and more about them responding to the market and some people not being happy about the direction in which the market is going. In away, it is easier to deal with changes to rules than moving from analog to digital play (or vice versa). I know some tables have a non-devices policy at the table. Other players would avoid such tables. Those in the former group, may feel "abandoned" by WotC as more and more attention is given to the preferences of the digital crowd (live updates to errated rules, early release of new books, more focus on VTT features and assets than printing physical game aids, etc.) This may lead to any physical products being priced at collector and luxury-good prices, which will rankle many in the analog-but-not-"rich" camp. But WotC is going to follow the market. And there is a healthy market of third-party creators of minis, terrain, and other analog assets. [/QUOTE]

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