WOTC are a bad company headed by bad people who will absolutely destroy the good creatives on the D&D team in a heartbeat in order to make D&D even more bland and profit-driven. On top of that, the good creatives on the team still are unable to put out useful tools and advice, and materials that aren't grossly overwritten, because the focus of the game is less on playability and more on lifestyle branding and pushing people to digital content in a closed ecosystem.I have never NOT owned a copy of the current edition of D&D, and I played/ran all of them except OD&D (though 4E was admittedly brief).
I am also still mad that WotC has not released the 3.5 SRD into CC, and about the OGL debacle in general. But they have also done some things as shows of good faith, particularly opening up Beyond to 3rd parties and making 2024 available to other VTTs (which legitimately surprised me).
I am teetering on the fence whether to break my "no money for WotC" rule and getting the 2024 core book.
Help push me to one side or the other, please.
It's an alright game. It's a walled garden. It's owned by people who don't know or don't like gamers and who want only to appease shareholders.
Your money and shelf space is better served with better games by better people and companies that care about what you play and who need your support so much more.