D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The biggest challenge the 2024 rules faced is that most players were happy enough with the 2014 rules. There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

Well, there is, but that demand is largely met by playing something else at a time when we probably have more fantasy RPGs than any time in the hobby's history.

 

[Reynard]

The biggest challenge the 2024 rules faced is that most players were happy enough with the 2014 rules. There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

The 2024 rules changes are not upgrades. They are just different, built to convince you to buy them, not that they are better. The "playtest" was just more marketing BS.

They could have just issued anniversary editions of the core books incorporating with new art and on created a rift, but some C suiter made a different assessment and decided to do half an edition.

Just baffling.

 

[mamba]

There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

there certainly is, whether that is enough demand… I am hoping for a 6e ‘soon’, not expecting one, but 5.5 was a dud for me, a 6e might be of interest again, more 5.5 won’t be

 

[Argyle King]

Well, there is, but that demand is largely met by playing something else at a time when we probably have more fantasy RPGs than any time in the hobby's history.

I agree with a lot of this.

In the past 2-3 years, I've played a wider selection of games. I think the last time I played D&D was during the Covid lockdowns.