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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 7950620" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p>Gamers are <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/playing-virtually-dont-miss-these-deals.671150/" target="_blank">increasingly turning to virtual tabletops</a> (VTT) to network with other players around the globe. Thanks to the pandemic, virtual gaming platforms are experiencing an unexpected surge that is stressing servers and causing lag. How are VTTs holding up?</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]120219[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://pixabay.com/illustrations/speed-internet-high-download-4028234/" target="_blank">Picture courtesy of Pixabay.</a></p><p></p><p>With the pandemic pushing more and more people to shelter in place, gamers are using online tools to role-play with others when they can't game in person. The video game industry is already experiencing this surge, with Steam <a href="https://screenrant.com/coronavirus-quarantine-steam-concurrent-user-number-rise" target="_blank">reaching 20 million concurrent online users, with 6.2 million in-game at the time</a>. D&D Beyond's usage is up too: <a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-roll20-fantasy-grounds-virtual-tabletop-online-coronavirus" target="_blank">doubling its active users in the past few weeks</a> with a threefold increase on its Discord server.</p><p></p><p>They're not the only ones experiencing increased interest. Ed Diana, owner of NBOS Software, which produces the free online gaming tool, Skwyre, noticed a change:</p><p></p><p>Joe Lesko, creator of <a href="http://www.fabletop.com" target="_blank">Fabletop</a>, saw a sharp increase:</p><p></p><p>Tobias Drewry, CEO at Mesa Mundi and the lead developer for <a href="http://www.d20pro.com" target="_blank">D20PRO</a>, definitely noticed an uptick in activity.</p><p></p><p>Like D20PRO, <a href="http://www.epictable.com" target="_blank">EpicTable</a> has experienced an increase in interest but since it runs on the user's computer the load isn't a problem, according to John Lammers, the creator of EpicTable:</p><p></p><p>Tom Lackemann, founder of <a href="http://www.astraltabletop.com" target="_blank">AstralTabletop</a>, saw tremendous growth in activity over the past weeks.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fantasygrounds.com" target="_blank">Fantasy Grounds</a> has seen a <a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-roll20-fantasy-grounds-virtual-tabletop-online-coronavirus" target="_blank">tenfold spike in users</a> and Roll20 has seen an increase as well. <a href="http://www.roll20.net" target="_blank">Roll20</a> saw this coming, according to Amber Cook, Director of Business Development at Roll20:</p><p></p><p>Whatever platform you choose, VTTs have been preparing for this moment. They're ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 7950620, member: 3285"] Gamers are [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/playing-virtually-dont-miss-these-deals.671150/']increasingly turning to virtual tabletops[/URL] (VTT) to network with other players around the globe. Thanks to the pandemic, virtual gaming platforms are experiencing an unexpected surge that is stressing servers and causing lag. How are VTTs holding up? [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="speed-4028234_960_720.jpg"]120219[/ATTACH] [URL='https://pixabay.com/illustrations/speed-internet-high-download-4028234/']Picture courtesy of Pixabay.[/URL][/CENTER] With the pandemic pushing more and more people to shelter in place, gamers are using online tools to role-play with others when they can't game in person. The video game industry is already experiencing this surge, with Steam [URL='https://screenrant.com/coronavirus-quarantine-steam-concurrent-user-number-rise']reaching 20 million concurrent online users, with 6.2 million in-game at the time[/URL]. D&D Beyond's usage is up too: [URL='https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-roll20-fantasy-grounds-virtual-tabletop-online-coronavirus']doubling its active users in the past few weeks[/URL] with a threefold increase on its Discord server. They're not the only ones experiencing increased interest. Ed Diana, owner of NBOS Software, which produces the free online gaming tool, Skwyre, noticed a change: Joe Lesko, creator of [URL='http://www.fabletop.com']Fabletop[/URL], saw a sharp increase: Tobias Drewry, CEO at Mesa Mundi and the lead developer for [URL='http://www.d20pro.com']D20PRO[/URL], definitely noticed an uptick in activity. Like D20PRO, [URL='http://www.epictable.com']EpicTable[/URL] has experienced an increase in interest but since it runs on the user's computer the load isn't a problem, according to John Lammers, the creator of EpicTable: Tom Lackemann, founder of [URL='http://www.astraltabletop.com']AstralTabletop[/URL], saw tremendous growth in activity over the past weeks. [URL='http://www.fantasygrounds.com']Fantasy Grounds[/URL] has seen a [URL='https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-roll20-fantasy-grounds-virtual-tabletop-online-coronavirus']tenfold spike in users[/URL] and Roll20 has seen an increase as well. [URL='http://www.roll20.net']Roll20[/URL] saw this coming, according to Amber Cook, Director of Business Development at Roll20: Whatever platform you choose, VTTs have been preparing for this moment. They're ready. [/QUOTE]
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