WotC WotC general D&D survey just went live.

[DarkCrisis]

"Pick 3 favorite settings. "
Okay cool.

"Now pick just one!"
You can't make me choose!?!?! Sophies Choice!

 

[schneeland]

Thanks! That sounds manageable.

Took me 20 minutes, but still ok. Also: that German translation of the survey was pretty bad (admittedly, that matches the books of the current edition) - immediately went back and switched to English.

It's nice to see the survey finally acknowledges the existence of other game systems. Would have been nice if Savage Worlds, Dungeon Crawl Classics or Year Zero titles were listed there, but I guess they still need room for improvement for the next survey

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I got a question that basically boiled down to "why you no buy Dragonlance?"

For the same reason other people didn't buy Witchlight, Strixhaven or Radiant Citadel, all of which I did purchase: It just wasn't for me.

I sure hope no one at WotC is trying to create a product line-up where every player and DM will purchase every book, because they're being set up for failure.

 

[Stormonu]

I think they'll be using another mechanic for half-species going forward.

They want me to remember gaming purchases I made back when I first played D&D in 1982?

You don't still have the price stickers on your old books?!?

 

[DarkCrisis]

I got a question that basically boiled down to "why you no buy Dragonlance?"

For the same reason other people didn't buy Witchlight, Strixhaven or Radiant Citadel, all of which I did purchase: It just wasn't for me.

I sure hope no one at WotC is trying to create a product line up where every player and DM will purchase every book, because they're being set up for failure.

I really wanted a question to ask me why I didn't buy Dragonlance....

 

[Scribe]

ENWorld shout out. I need a darjr option however.

Oh, survey concluded quickly after I told them I play Pathfinder and Warhammer instead of D&D.

 

[Rabbitbait]

I think they'll be using another mechanic for half-species going forward.

They want me to remember gaming purchases I made back when I first played D&D in 1982?

It was the Red Basic D&D Box set, The Keep on the Borderlands and The Isle of Dread (for me in 1980)

 

[Umbran]

You don't still have the price stickers on your old books?!?

My 1e PHB and DMG were gifts. No stickers. If there was one on my MM, it must have peeled off easily.

More sad is that MM has gone missing. I recently moved my gaming library, and the MM wasn't with its siblings. A few other books are missing in action as well. Goodness only knows where they've gotten too.

 

[Burt Baccara]

They seem confused. They asked when I last bought 5e products, over a year ago. Then ask where I purchased official D&D products, Drivethrurpg recently no less. Then ask why I have not purchased any D&D products in the last year—I did, just not 5e products.

 

[DarkCrisis]

"Did you purchase your first D&D books?"
-No, I traded all the MTG Moxes cards for the core 2E set. I am also a moron.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I really wanted a question to ask me why I didn't buy Dragonlance....

Well you don’t play or buy any books according to your answers so why should they ask that question.

 

[DeviousQuail]

Long, but worthwhile. The only written portion I dug into was asking why I selected Neutral as my outlook on D&D going forward.

Does anyone know if they usually publish any analytics from this annual survey?

 

[DarkCrisis]

Well you don’t play or buy any books according to your answers so why should they ask that question.

I have played and I have bought and own certien 5E books. I just haven't bought any in the last 12 months or so.

 

[Clint_L]

"Did you purchase your first D&D books?"
-No, I traded all the MTG Moxes cards for the core 2E set. I am also a moron.

I sold all my MtG cards about a year after it came out, when I sensed that the fad was starting to end, and used the money to help pay for grad school. At the time, I thought I was a genius.

 

[Scribe]

I sure hope no one at WotC is trying to create a product line up where every player and DM will purchase every book, because they're being set up for failure.

Exactly the impression I got, as well as that they want people to play the game for the sake of...teaching others to play the game, and also be the leader of a group.

I have played and I have bought and own certien 5E books. I just haven't bought any in the last 12 months or so.

"Why not?"

"Because you are not making things for me."

 

[Mind of tempest]

Exactly the impression I got, as well as that they want people to play the game for the sake of...teaching others to play the game, and also be the leader of a group.



"Why not?"

"Because you are not making things for me."

the fact I have the same answer and 5e is my first edition probably says something about them.

 

[Stormonu]

I sold all my MtG cards about a year after it came out, when I sensed that the fad was starting to end, and used the money to help pay for grad school. At the time, I thought I was a genius.

My brother sold a couple of his magic cards to pay for his wedding - including tux & the wedding gown.

I look at my boxes of 3E 3rd party stuff in storage and hate him with the baleful eye of Sauron.

 

[pukunui]

Took me less than 20 minutes, I think. Got 95 questions, but I skipped all the ones asking how much I'd spent on various products cos I ain't got time for that!

I also wrote in half-elf as that's been my favorite race since Tanis.

 

[jdrakeh]

I tried to take the survey buy HOLY CARP is that thing long (my attention span petered out before the survey did).

 

[Bacon Bits]

I think they do it yearly, but it feels like they did the last one 6 months ago.

I both lambasted and praised them. They had me interested in their products up until about Spelljammer hit the shelves, and I've been losing enthuisasm ever since. Well, actually Tasha's was the first blow, but there's been books I liked since it - just less and less of their current offerings. Nothing in the upcoming year has my interest - I would have said Planescape, but not after what was done with Spelljammer.

Interesting. I fully agree with you about Spelljammer making me hit a brick wall in terms of interest, but I was pretty happy with a lot of Tasha's. The custom lineage ended up being too power-gamey for my tastes (several players I know literally never use anything else now) but outside of that I rather liked a lot of the options.