WotC WotC general D&D survey just went live.

[humble minion]

Interesting that not only is there not a 'campaign settings' option in this question, but there's also no campaign settings listed in the 'supplemental rulebooks' section. It really looks like WotC is getting out of that line of product.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Interesting that not only is there not a 'campaign settings' option in this question, but there's also no campaign settings listed in the 'supplementaa rulebooks' section. It really looks like WotC is getting out of that line of product.

You’ll get an adventure book with 6 pages of lore and like it!

 

[Sabathius42]

I dedicated the time and filled out all the questions. My most interesting takeaway was they never asked about what other RPGs I play, just what I had bought in the last 3 months.

I suspect I'm whizzing in the wind trying to squeeze some complexity into the future of D&D but I'll do my part.

#notachildsgame

 

[overgeeked]

Why you no buy our stuff?

Because I don’t like your game or your version of superhero fantasy. Other games do it way better. And I like other games for that D&D feel…you know, that thing you abandoned.

I think I mentioned Dungeon Crawl Classics a dozen times in my feedback.

 

[humble minion]

I dedicated the time and filled out all the questions. My most interesting takeaway was they never asked about what other RPGs I play, just what I had bought in the last 3 months.

Anyone else notice that in the question about where you spent your money in the last 6 months, the only non-D&D option was '3pp products like Pathfinder' ?

They're still conflating Pathfinder (a competitor that uses a completely different ruleset) with the 3pp industry (which is free D&D advertising, and which requires the use of D&D). Makes you bang your head against the wall. They've learned nothing. They still just don't get it.

 

[schneeland]

Anyone else notice that in the question about where you spent your money in the last 6 months, the only non-D&D option was '3pp products like Pathfinder' ?

I guess I even missed the second half and put 0€ there because I somehow thought they were only talking about 3PP for D&D. Would have been a lot more otherwise.

 

[Riley]

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

I remember every one of my cherished 1981-82 purchases.

Expert set. Basic set. I1. Dragon 57.

Finally the AD&D core late in 1982.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Thought these choices were interesting...

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The race selection is particularly interesting, its all One D&D races except for Aasimar, Genasi, and Changelings, accident, I think not, those 3 could be races they are concidering for inclusion in the One D&D PHB. Keep an eye out for them and I encourage everyone to vote for those ones to help make that happen.

Setting side the fact that they split homebrew into pure homebrew and inspired Homebrew is very clever on their part.

If there is a question on passed editions, that could have some effect on what editions get their own SRD.

 

[R_J_K75]

There's 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

 

[Mecheon]

I think Half-Elf and Half-Orc are done for.

I wrote in Half-Elf.

Worthy sacrifices for finally getting core orcs, honestly.

boy that's a lot of questions about how much you spent on things in this though

 

[Riley]

There's 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Always a true statement.

 

[Scribe]

boy that's a lot of questions about how much you spent on things in this though

Someone looking to build a case for 'monetization'.

I had a chuckle at all the digital vs paper and D&D Beyond questions as well but then again that probably seals the deal that I'm not their target demographic.

 

[Mecheon]

Someone looking to build a case for 'monetization'.

I had a chuckle at all the digital vs paper and D&D Beyond questions as well but then again that probably seals the deal that I'm not their target demographic.

Boy you know it

I sure hope they loved my answers of "I haven't played in yonks because I cannot schedule a game to save my life and am just hanging around D&D communities vicariously living through other people's experiences"

 

[R_J_K75]

I had a chuckle at all the digital vs paper and D&D Beyond questions as well but then again that probably seals the deal that I'm not their target demographic.

They were driving pretty hard to the hoop for 5E too, but I dont recall a question asking what edition of D&D are you currently playing. I get it, thats the latest edition, with 1D&D out next year but I wish theyd realize that there is still an audience for older editions, I dont see why they couldnt release new material every once in a while for older editions. I quit playing 5E, have no interest in a VTT or D&DB, and most likely wont invest in future editions without significant changes to the core mechanic. Im no longer their audience as well.

 

[Scribe]

They were driving pretty hard to the hoop for 5E too, but I dont recall a question asking what edition of D&D are you currently playing. I get it, thats the latest edition, with 1D&D out next year but I wish theyd realize that there is still an audience for older editions, I dont see why they couldnt release new material every once in a while for older editions. I quit playing 5E, have no interest in a VTT or D&DB, and most likely wont invest in future editions without significant changes to the core mechanic. Im no longer their audience as well.

There was one question I think about 'not having new material for the version I am playing' but otherwise, yeah.

I did get to plug Wrath of the Righteous again, which was pretty funny as well. If I can make a tiny little ripple in the corporate consciousness that says "yeah, you dont have to abandon the segment that wants something closer to 3.5"...I'll call it a job well done.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Interesting that not only is there not a 'campaign settings' option in this question, but there's also no campaign settings listed in the 'supplemental rulebooks' section. It really looks like WotC is getting out of that line of product.

I got setting book questions, like pick your 3 favourite settings and it asked me which settings I bought (all of them).

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I think Half-Elf and Half-Orc are done for.

I wrote in Half-Elf.

This is the one king I will never not be loudly opposed to.

Especially if they don’t give a better method than thier last attempt.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

This is the one king I will never not be loudly opposed to.

Especially if they don’t give a better method than thier last attempt.

I was fine with it, it open up so many combos for hybridization, like Half Dragonborn, or Half Tiefling Half Fire Goliath.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I was fine with it, it open up so many combos for hybridization, like Half Dragonborn, or Half Tiefling Half Fire Goliath.

Great. I’m not going to rehash it.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Great. I’m not going to rehash it.

Fair enough