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

[UngeheuerLich]

But at whose expense? Are they exploiting the community?

They will send pinkertons if you still play 2014 books in 2025.

 

[Shardstone]

But at whose expense? Are they exploiting the community?

You mean trying to sell us stuff? Yes, they are. Is it exploiting to rerelease rules with new art? No.

 

[DarkCrisis]

every new edition for any game is a cash grab.

 

[CleverNickName]

But at whose expense? Are they exploiting the community?

...by giving us new books in return for money?

 

[velkymx]

That's what I wanted to blog about, is it more than just a cash grab? How will it affect the community, the economy and how could it ripple through the whole of TTRPGs.

 

[Demetrios1453]

D&D players: "There are some issues with the game. Could you tinker around with it a bit and fix some of these problems? Especially since it's been 10 years since the original books."

WotC: "Sure. We'll go ahead and work on those problems and release an updated version of the core books."

(Some) D&D players: "Why are you exploiting us by giving us exactly what we've been asking you to do?"

 

[velkymx]

D&D players: "There are some issues with the game. Could you tinker around with it a bit and fix some of these problems? Especially since it's been 10 years since the original books."

WotC: "Sure. We'll go ahead and work on those problems and release an updated version of the core books."

(Some) D&D players: "Why are you exploiting us by giving us exactly what we've been asking you to do?"

Did you ask them to rewrite the game? Who was it? You vaguely hand wave and use a generalization. Why not just make some more great content, like Ravenloft, instead of fracturing the community?

 

[Morrus]

“Cash grab” is a meaningless term. Somebody has made something and they’re selling it. You think it’s worth buying or you don’t.

Clickbait on the other hand? That’s a problem. The outrage factory is a blight on this industry.

 

[velkymx]

“Cash grab” is a meaningless term. Somebody has made something and they’re selling it. You think it’s worth buying or you don’t.

Clickbait on the other hand? That’s a problem. The outrage factory is a blight on this industry.

Can you talk more about how it's a blight on this industry? It stopped the OGL nonsense.

 

[Morrus]

Can you talk more about how it's a blight on this industry? It stopped the OGL nonsense.

Your attempt to equate your clickbaity article about WotC selling a book to Lin Codega’s coverage of the OGL crisis is borderline insulting to all those who were involved in that situation.