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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 8408626" data-attributes="member: 54629">In the Future of D&amp;D panel at D&amp;D Celebration, Ray Winninger mentioned that the two &quot;major classic D&amp;D settings&quot; that will be coming out next year will be &quot;published in formats we've never really published products in before ... we have very new ways of presenting each of those.&quot;Liz Shuh added &quot;We really felt like the return of a few classic settings was the perfect time to experiment ... Our goal has been: how do we make our products easier to use at the table, how do we introduce new play experiences for fans ... We're exploring ways to create the best possible experience for players around the table. You'll see us experimenting and looking into ways that even technology can make your games easier to run and more fun for everyone to play.&quot;From other things said during the panel, I got the impression that these products would not be presented in either the standard hardcover book or the traditional box set full of goodies formats. They really stressed that these are brand new formats.I'm a little concerned about Liz's reference to technology. I hope she isn't talking about microtransactions or DLC or even just products that require a subscription or VTT to use or something. I'm all for using technology to enhance the game, but not if it becomes a required component. (I know I'm probably reading too much into what little she said. Hopefully the upcoming D&amp;D Studio blog post that Ray also mentioned will go into a little more detail about these experiments they're doing.)What do other people think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 8408626, member: 54629"] In the Future of D&D panel at D&D Celebration, Ray Winninger mentioned that the two "major classic D&D settings" that will be coming out next year will be [I]"published in formats we've never really published products in before ... we have very new ways of presenting each of those."[/I] Liz Shuh added [I]"We really felt like the return of a few classic settings was the perfect time to experiment ... Our goal has been: how do we make our products easier to use at the table, how do we introduce new play experiences for fans ... We're exploring ways to create the best possible experience for players around the table. You'll see us experimenting and looking into ways that even technology can make your games easier to run and more fun for everyone to play."[/I] From other things said during the panel, I got the impression that these products would not be presented in either the standard hardcover book or the traditional box set full of goodies formats. They really stressed that these are brand new formats. I'm a little concerned about Liz's reference to technology. I hope she isn't talking about microtransactions or DLC or even just products that require a subscription or VTT to use or something. I'm all for using technology to enhance the game, but not if it becomes a required component. (I know I'm probably reading too much into what little she said. Hopefully the upcoming D&D Studio blog post that Ray also mentioned will go into a little more detail about these experiments they're doing.) What do other people think? [/QUOTE]

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