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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9162753" data-attributes="member: 22779">If this were still 2010, I'd be all for WotC simply putting out a functional VTT.  To be honest, I've always been utterly astonished that they never did.  It always seemed like a missed opportunity to me.  But, in any case, it's not 2010 anymore.  There are already 3D VTT's on the market - Talespire for example.  And it's not like Bouncyrock Entertainment is a huge studio.  It's got what, a dozen or so people listed on staff? If a dozen people can do Talespire, how sad would it look if WotC, with Hasbro money backing it, put out something that was basically just warmed over Roll20.  Integrated with DDB, sure, but, still, just a standard, 2D map tool that isn't all that terribly different from OpenRPG from 2002?I understand where people are coming from, but, I wonder if people are looking at this as if VTT's are a new thing.  I mean, I've been using VTT's since 2002.  I've got a pretty decent sense of what a 2D VTT can do and what it's limitations are.  I've used a lot of them.  Most of them are not terribly different really.  You've got a chat window, maybe (now) voice and video support, a die roller and some sort of browser that can share images.  This is all pretty bog standard for a VTT.If WotC actually wants to stand out from the crowd, they can't just rehash what's already there.  Why would someone choose the WotC VTT if Fantasy Grounds, or Roll20, is right there, fully integrated already, with a HUGE library of add ons and options?  Integration with DDB is a lot less important when you can buy the books on Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds already. While I get that this is an enormous investment, I think that WotC is looking over at the Magic side of things and realizing that virtual play might be a great way to break free of the bottleneck of finding a DM in your area to play with.Or, to put it another way, what's the point of investing in something just to be "as good as" everyone else?</blockquote>

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