D&D (2024) MichaelSomething's Official Statement on the 2014 D&D rules going out of print

[Velderan]

It wasn't the D&D makeup set or Crocs that crossed the line for you??

I think you misunderstood my post. I agreed with @Retreater about not needing a bunch of licensed junk until Lego got the license to make some stuff.

 

[Retreater]

I think you misunderstood my post. I agreed with @Retreater about not needing a bunch of licensed junk until Lego got the license to make some stuff.

Hey, there's no problem with loving what you love.
I'm assuming that you like Lego under normal circumstances? That's a part of the fun - not just wanting it because it has the D&D brand on it.
Like if I were a stamp collector, maybe I'd want the D&D postal stamps.

 

[payn]

I havent read a single word in this thread.

It's not required.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

FitzTheRuke's Official Statement on the 2014 D&D rules going out of print​

They will go out of print. But they'll probably still be available from my distributor for quite awhile, during which I will continue to buy them and put them out for sale at my FLGS right next to the 2024 PHB.

Done!

 

[MichaelSomething]

I think you misunderstood my post. I agreed with @Retreater about not needing a bunch of licensed junk until Lego got the license to make some stuff.

Okay then. That's what I get for responding when I'm sleepy...
uhhh,
ALL HAIL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS!!!

 

[Velderan]

Hey, there's no problem with loving what you love.
I'm assuming that you like Lego under normal circumstances? That's a part of the fun - not just wanting it because it has the D&D brand on it.
Like if I were a stamp collector, maybe I'd want the D&D postal stamps.

Yep, that’s exactly it: we already have a collection of Lego stuff and the castle themed stuff is my favorite so a D&D set is an automatic buy for me. D&D Clue? Not interested but hey if you enjoy Clue, I am sure a D&D themed version would be fun.

 

[Retreater]

Here's the thing about the 2014 rules going out of print. It's been the largest print run in the history of RPGs. Those books are going to be flooding the secondary market for pennies on the dollar.
As someone who works with books for a living, people rarely throw out books. They sell them in yard sales, trade them in to used bookstores, give them away to libraries and Goodwill.
It will be decades before the stock runs out.

 

[payn]

Here's the thing about the 2014 rules going out of print. It's been the largest print run in the history of RPGs. Those books are going to be flooding the secondary market for pennies on the dollar.
As someone who works with books for a living, people rarely throw out books. They sell them in yard sales, trade them in to used bookstores, give them away to libraries and Goodwill.
It will be decades before the stock runs out.

Im always surprised to see the anxiety around wearing out books. I still have some 2E books in perfectly good order. Some have cracked bindings, but they are still in one piece and I could use them today if I wanted. Only one time have a I seen a book so ridiculously in disrepair and this was a very hyperactive teen at organized play. It looked like he used his rule book for a skateboard ramp.

Hold up aside, yes there will be a flood of 2014 PHBs at used book stores and will be very easy to find for many years.

 

[SlyFlourish]

I'm a fan of playing D&D and other RPGs. I'm not a fan of D&D as brand or lifestyle hobby. I don't care about postal stamps, Funko pops of Venger and the other cartoon characters, tie-ins with Magic the Gathering, cookbooks, D&D Clue or Monopoly, etc.
I don't want to be a billboard to promote a billion dollar corporation, paying them for the "honor" of being a walking advertisement. I now feel the same way for Star Wars and other fandoms.

I think it's ok to love D&D, especially the 50 year legacy of D&D, and still not have to bind your love of D&D to Hasbro. They happen to own the brand now. They didn't for the majority of the live of D&D and they may not in the future. But we can love D&D – I love D&D – and not feel bad about it.

I love D&D. I'm skeptical of Hasbro. I don't think those two things are contradictory.

 

[SlyFlourish]

Here's the thing about the 2014 rules going out of print. It's been the largest print run in the history of RPGs. Those books are going to be flooding the secondary market for pennies on the dollar.
As someone who works with books for a living, people rarely throw out books. They sell them in yard sales, trade them in to used bookstores, give them away to libraries and Goodwill.
It will be decades before the stock runs out.

I bought a copy of the Rules Cyclopedia for not a lot of money just a few years ago. There are tons of old versions of D&D available and they can last the rest of your life if well taken care of.