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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Not a Decepticon" data-source="post: 9454349" data-attributes="member: 7020527">WotC sure contributed by buying off D&DBeyond someone else created, same way Elon Musk founded Tesla by buying it off, firing real founders and then blowing tons of money on telling everyone it's his creation.And yes, by definition, both DRiveThruRpg (which DMs Guild is part of) and Netflix are chokepoints - they control the means through which the creators (rpg publishers, movie makers) deliver their product to the customers, which gives them control over the product and customer experience.Netflix also supposedly has competition, but most is either struggling or became money sink for biggest companies, while Netflix jacks up prices because they know people have nowhere to go. Sadly WotC doesn't need to make good product to put other VTTs out of business, it just needs to make POPULAR product.Chokepoints are more "boil the frog" projects, they lure people into false sense of security, ensure everyone they need it and then, once people are too dependent to leave, begins shady business practicesbut WotC is not making a good product, they bought a mediocre product and add to it a bloated hardware-based barrier of entry and is now trying to use them to control how the fans interact with the hobby and with third party publishers.You do realize that companies need from time to time renegotiate their contracts, right? What if this new model blows out so much, that it becomes substantial source of Kbold Press' income? And THEN WotC wil renegotiate the deal in a way that forces KP to close their own store? When KP is no longer in position where they can defy WotC demands without taking substantial, possibly leathal, hit?</blockquote>

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