DriveThruRPG quietly releases "legacy" URL for those who prefer the classic site look

[Alzrius]

So, there's been some talk about how the new version of the DriveThruRPG website is the enshittification of the old one, with a lot of people preferring the classic interface.

While OneBookShelf (the parent company of DriveThruRPG and its sister sites) seems committed to going forward with the new version of the site, they've apparently released a "legacy" URL that lets you use the website as it was, specifically by plugging that word – legacy – into the URL (with a dot after it) before the drivethrurpg.com part.

Specifically, while going to www.drivethrurpg.com will take you here...

...going to legacy.drivethrurpg.com will take you here:

Personally, I say good on them for giving customers the option to stick with the classic interface that many of us prefer.

 

[Blue Orange]

Nice way of A/B testing...see which site returns more income.

If so, you should always use the legacy version, and spend money if possible.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

Aw, it's even got the header about seeing a "preview" of the much-derided new site design, how cute.

Updating my bookmark now. Or is it technically backdating?

 

[pawsplay]

This isn't a quiet release, that URL has been around for a while. I've seen it pop up from time to time while doing backend stuff that hadn't been migrated to the new site yet.

 

[chuckdee]

This isn't something that's going to stick around- when they gave me the URL, they emphasized that this is only for short term.

 

[pawsplay]

There's a button to refuse to upgrade. But I assume that will only be there as long as it takes to refine the update.

 

[Crusadius]

Nice way of A/B testing...see which site returns more income.

If so, you should always use the legacy version, and spend money if possible.

Drivethrurpg doesn't have Coke money to throw away when new Coke fails. I'm 99.9% sure the new site is here to stay.