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<blockquote data-quote="Phil Best" data-source="post: 8604823" data-attributes="member: 7034581"><p>I have heard the news, but I actually don't see a new VTT as very likely.</p><p></p><p>As is stands, every major general purpose VTT simply has to support 5e. The overwhelming market share 5e has in the TTRPG space means that the success or failure of a VTT can actually rest on how well they support 5e. Because of this, WotC are getting decent or better support on every major VTT platform <em>for free</em>.</p><p></p><p>When we consider that making a new VTT is very easily at least a 6-figure project, and operating that VTT has substantial ongoing costs, I just don't think it makes financial sense for WotC to bother developing their own platform. It doesn't really get them anything that they're not able to get already.</p><p></p><p>We also have to consider WotC's past bad experiences in this space that may make them more hesitant.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Until we know more, I don't really think there's anything to decide. At the end of the day, we simply don't know what is going on inside WotC, and any speculation may end up being way off the mark. I think it would be a waste of time and effort to plan for the future here when we have no useful information to work with.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is definitely something on the long-term roadmap. It may be the case that we contribute to MrPrimate's module to provide Level Up support rather than the other way around, but this isn't something we're in discussions about at the moment.</p><p></p><p>Once we get to a point where this kind of integration starts to make sense, there'll be plenty of discussion about how that will work. Everyone is more than welcome to weigh in on preferred solutions at that point <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely, I couldn't agree more! I think the Foundry system is going to be a very important tool for raising awareness of the Level Up ruleset going forward. The 5e user base on Foundry is massive, and if Level Up provides a better user experience for 5e than the 5e system does, people will gradually trickle over.</p><p></p><p>As for why it hasn't been done already though, a system is a pretty massive undertaking, especially for a ruleset this complex. So far, the system has hundreds of hours of development time, and the recent compendia have required dozens of hours in data entry by the community as well. We're only half done.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, I totally agree. I'd rather the system took care of the really fundamental stuff very well, so that module developers can work on much more interesting stuff!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Best, post: 8604823, member: 7034581"] I have heard the news, but I actually don't see a new VTT as very likely. As is stands, every major general purpose VTT simply has to support 5e. The overwhelming market share 5e has in the TTRPG space means that the success or failure of a VTT can actually rest on how well they support 5e. Because of this, WotC are getting decent or better support on every major VTT platform [I]for free[/I]. When we consider that making a new VTT is very easily at least a 6-figure project, and operating that VTT has substantial ongoing costs, I just don't think it makes financial sense for WotC to bother developing their own platform. It doesn't really get them anything that they're not able to get already. We also have to consider WotC's past bad experiences in this space that may make them more hesitant. Until we know more, I don't really think there's anything to decide. At the end of the day, we simply don't know what is going on inside WotC, and any speculation may end up being way off the mark. I think it would be a waste of time and effort to plan for the future here when we have no useful information to work with. This is definitely something on the long-term roadmap. It may be the case that we contribute to MrPrimate's module to provide Level Up support rather than the other way around, but this isn't something we're in discussions about at the moment. Once we get to a point where this kind of integration starts to make sense, there'll be plenty of discussion about how that will work. Everyone is more than welcome to weigh in on preferred solutions at that point :) Absolutely, I couldn't agree more! I think the Foundry system is going to be a very important tool for raising awareness of the Level Up ruleset going forward. The 5e user base on Foundry is massive, and if Level Up provides a better user experience for 5e than the 5e system does, people will gradually trickle over. As for why it hasn't been done already though, a system is a pretty massive undertaking, especially for a ruleset this complex. So far, the system has hundreds of hours of development time, and the recent compendia have required dozens of hours in data entry by the community as well. We're only half done. Again, I totally agree. I'd rather the system took care of the really fundamental stuff very well, so that module developers can work on much more interesting stuff! [/QUOTE]
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