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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 9210753" data-attributes="member: 467">WotC wants as many people as possible in their Beyond ecosystem, with the hope that some significant portion of them subscribe and buy products via Beyond. Offering the two different VTT options (Maps for simplicity, the 3D one for glitz) is a smart move, as is inviting popular 3PP into Beyond. I think it is a valid concern to worry about how their license agreements with other VTTs will change as Beyond becomes more and more VTT capable, but it is also possible that the value of those existing agreements remains high (WotC keeps good will, they still make some money from them, and so on). Whether it remains valuable to the VTT companies is another issue. If people flee Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds for the Beyond VTTs, does it make sense to keep paying for the license? only those folks know what point it would no longer be viable for them.In the end, WotC has a responsibility to Hasbro shareholders and so their choices are going to be driven by ever increasing revenues. Companies that don't have shareholders are going to make different choices based on different pressures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 9210753, member: 467"] WotC wants as many people as possible in their Beyond ecosystem, with the hope that some significant portion of them subscribe and buy products via Beyond. Offering the two different VTT options (Maps for simplicity, the 3D one for glitz) is a smart move, as is inviting popular 3PP into Beyond. I think it is a valid concern to worry about how their license agreements with other VTTs will change as Beyond becomes more and more VTT capable, but it is also possible that the value of those existing agreements remains high (WotC keeps good will, they still make some money from them, and so on). Whether it remains valuable to the VTT companies is another issue. If people flee Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds for the Beyond VTTs, does it make sense to keep paying for the license? only those folks know what point it would no longer be viable for them. In the end, WotC has a responsibility to Hasbro shareholders and so their choices are going to be driven by ever increasing revenues. Companies that don't have shareholders are going to make different choices based on different pressures. [/QUOTE]

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