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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 9019684" data-attributes="member: 42040">Granted this is all speculation and just how it looks to me after about 6 months of WotC's regular missteps with the community.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The leaked early draft of the OGL sought to forbid D&amp;D content on video - including &quot;pantomimes&quot; (aka TikTok). This is their opportunity to enforce that.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where did the fanbase organize against the OGL (and also criticism about Spelljammer and other products) - on social media platforms such as YouTube. WotC would've LOVED to shut that down. If all video creators are on their WotC's channel, that's easy.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When they sent Kyle Brink on his goodwill tour, they put him on YouTube. Imagine having all the viewers of D&amp;D content only watching on a D&amp;D Channel - they can frame the message however they want.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They recently sent private security to intimidate a YouTuber who was showing off Magic cards because they specifically wanted to control what was shown.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Critical Role (the biggest D&amp;D live streamers) are breaking away. If they were tied into a D&amp;D channel, their success would be heavily monetized by Hasbro and they'd be locked into that ecosystem.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">And granted, they aren't always as antagonistic as GW, but when GW did this, they went after battle reports, painting tutorials, lore videos, and more to boost their faltering subscription channel. I would be very surprised if they're not looking at GW as a model of what to do. As a community, we need to make sure WotC knows this isn't acceptable to our community.</li>
</ul>I don't know if I've clearly stated on here what I think of Critical Role's announcement regarding their new game releases, but I've certainly told my group and friends what I think. (I've not posted it here previously because I know many of you are big 5e fans, and I don't want to upset anybody. I'll put it in spoilers if you're curious.) [SPOILER=&quot;Critical Role RPG thoughts&quot;] I think CR just made OneD&amp;D &quot;DOA.&quot; I think it's dead, at least compared to what D&amp;D has been for the past 8 years or so. It's going to be a failure of a magnitude we haven't seen in decades. It's going to drop off to levels like we saw in the TSR late 2e era.[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 9019684, member: 42040"] Granted this is all speculation and just how it looks to me after about 6 months of WotC's regular missteps with the community. [LIST] [*]The leaked early draft of the OGL sought to forbid D&D content on video - including "pantomimes" (aka TikTok). This is their opportunity to enforce that. [*]Where did the fanbase organize against the OGL (and also criticism about Spelljammer and other products) - on social media platforms such as YouTube. WotC would've LOVED to shut that down. If all video creators are on their WotC's channel, that's easy. [*]When they sent Kyle Brink on his goodwill tour, they put him on YouTube. Imagine having all the viewers of D&D content only watching on a D&D Channel - they can frame the message however they want. [*]They recently sent private security to intimidate a YouTuber who was showing off Magic cards because they specifically wanted to control what was shown. [*]Critical Role (the biggest D&D live streamers) are breaking away. If they were tied into a D&D channel, their success would be heavily monetized by Hasbro and they'd be locked into that ecosystem. [*]And granted, they aren't always as antagonistic as GW, but when GW did this, they went after battle reports, painting tutorials, lore videos, and more to boost their faltering subscription channel. I would be very surprised if they're not looking at GW as a model of what to do. As a community, we need to make sure WotC knows this isn't acceptable to our community. [/LIST] I don't know if I've clearly stated on here what I think of Critical Role's announcement regarding their new game releases, but I've certainly told my group and friends what I think. (I've not posted it here previously because I know many of you are big 5e fans, and I don't want to upset anybody. I'll put it in spoilers if you're curious.) [SPOILER="Critical Role RPG thoughts"] I think CR just made OneD&D "DOA." I think it's dead, at least compared to what D&D has been for the past 8 years or so. It's going to be a failure of a magnitude we haven't seen in decades. It's going to drop off to levels like we saw in the TSR late 2e era.[/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]

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