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<blockquote data-quote="SlyFlourish" data-source="post: 9638406" data-attributes="member: 54840">On the topic of the centralization around D&amp;D, I think its just the reality of the industry but that's ok for the most part as long as WOTC continues to make good Ulysses pacts around their products and the support for the industry. A 5.2 SRD is a good pact. Support for stand-alone VTTs like Foundry and Fantasy Grounds is a good pact. Continuing to support physical books is a good pact.I'd stated a few times that the big things I was looking for for WOTC to be good stewards of the larger hobby were:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">D&amp;D 2024 core books published physically (so we can keep them forever)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support for multiple VTTs (Roll20, Foundry, and Fantasy Grounds)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 5.2 SRD</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A good starter set</li>
</ul>I think they're accomplishing all of these.WOTC / Hasbro is almost certainly going to keep pushing for big commercial gain (we all get a drink every time Chris Cocks talks about AI!) but, for me, I think WOTC's most valuable role is bringing people who know very little about RPGs to D&amp;D and then from D&amp;D bringing them into the rest of the hobby around us.I think, for the most part, they're accomplishing that goal. My only worry, which I've argued about in a thousand posts here, is the growth of centralization around D&amp;D Beyond. I don't think it's a huge deal but I think it's a risk.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SlyFlourish, post: 9638406, member: 54840"] On the topic of the centralization around D&D, I think its just the reality of the industry but that's ok for the most part as long as WOTC continues to make good Ulysses pacts around their products and the support for the industry. A 5.2 SRD is a good pact. Support for stand-alone VTTs like Foundry and Fantasy Grounds is a good pact. Continuing to support physical books is a good pact. I'd stated a few times that the big things I was looking for for WOTC to be good stewards of the larger hobby were: [LIST] [*]D&D 2024 core books published physically (so we can keep them forever) [*]Support for multiple VTTs (Roll20, Foundry, and Fantasy Grounds) [*]A 5.2 SRD [*]A good starter set [/LIST] I think they're accomplishing all of these. WOTC / Hasbro is almost certainly going to keep pushing for big commercial gain (we all get a drink every time Chris Cocks talks about AI!) but, for me, I think WOTC's most valuable role is bringing people who know very little about RPGs to D&D and then from D&D bringing them into the rest of the hobby around us. I think, for the most part, they're accomplishing that goal. My only worry, which I've argued about in a thousand posts here, is the growth of centralization around D&D Beyond. I don't think it's a huge deal but I think it's a risk. [/QUOTE]

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