D&D General The Double-Edged Sword: Is The New D&D Edition a Cash Grab in Disguise?

[Oofta]

So ... apparently D&D toasters are a thing. Who knew? Hmm, I do have a birthday coming up in a few months.

 

[Parmandur]

There's an official D&D toaster?

Yup, sure is, and I don't thinknit is unfair to characterize that is a bit of a cash grab (unlike the core books under work for years), even if it is super fun:

Uncanny Brands Dungeons & Dragons Halo Toaster - Toasts D and D Logo on Your Bread https://a.co/d/11yGE61

 

[bedir than]

What is your favorite unnecessary geek swag?

The d20 in my pocket. I switch them out based on what I'm doing that day.

 

[Oofta]

Yup, sure is, and I don't thinknit is unfair to characterize that is a bit of a cash grab (unlike the core books under work for years), even if it is super fun:

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Uncanny Brands Dungeons & Dragons Halo Toaster - Toasts D and D Logo on Your Bread https://a.co/d/11yGE61

It's not the worst cash grab in the world, it's actually kind of a funny conversation piece. Way more than I'll ever pay for a toaster, but still.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It’s a cash grab whe you weren’t asking for things to be changed.

“It’s about damned time*,” when you were.

* StarCraft 2 reference

I don't recall asking them to sell me the core books again with minor changes and new art.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I actually think, that they succeeded on some will saves to not update the core once or twice between 2014 and now.

When I look at my math books (as a teacher), they were updated twice in the meantime. Even though the math is still the same, some chapters were reorganized and better structured. Some exercises were exchanged.

And only I as a teacher had to buy new books. The students just bought the newest version.

I think this is exactly how 5tg edition will do from now on. Every 5 to 10 years we get a bew edition of the books, while the core stays the same.

Is it a cash grab. As with school books: in parts it is. But if they don't, other publishers will have more modern books and their old books will just be replaced with them.
At some point, you need to upgrade.

By all means. Who still has the same furniture in all rooms they had 10 years ago. If your couch shows signs of wear, do you replace it with the exact same couch or do you buy something more up to date?

If I really liked that couch, I buy the same couch.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yeah I know, but it still is meaningless. Compamies release low effort products all the time. This is not that. This is a lot of high quality new art and a new layout. Thats significant.

Art and layout are the least important things about RPGs to me.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I don't recall asking them to sell me the core books again with minor changes and new art.

Are you being forced to buy it? If not then do not buy it and the problem is solved.
it is not like it is a phone where they can add bloat to kill the battery and not update the security to make you update.

 

[Seramus]

Dear WotC, I am officially asking you to sell me the core books again with mechanical updates and new art!

 

[Micah Sweet]

Um, excuse me... snort (pushes glasses up nose)... we don't use the term "savages" anymore. That's an outdated term.

The important thing is that it's ok to make fun of folks who disagree with you on the internet.