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D&D's corporate overlords have "ideas" about milking more money from the franchise.

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[–] Emberleaf@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would not at all be surprised if one day they moved everything to digital formats and then just slapped a big ol' subscription fee on it all for access. I give D&D another 5-10 years before they stop printing paper books entirely. Just a hunch, of course, but.....yeah.

[–] AdaShovelace@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would actually be ok with that...

[–] Emberleaf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't. I like to own my gaming materials and not have my campaign at the mercy of someone else's whims.

[–] AdaShovelace@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I get that. That's not so much what I'm disagreeing with. It's more that I prefer my materials to be digital over paper, so I won't miss paper when it's gone

[–] Emberleaf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's fair. I just dislke more and more of my favorite pasttimes becoming more and more subscription based. Music, movies and now (potentially) ttrpgs.

[–] Ghast@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I intereset you in an open source RPG before the Monstrous Manual macros start limiting your reading time to your subscription level?

[–] Emberleaf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Looks really interesting! Loving the Story Points mechanic. Will definitely check this out! Thanks for the tip!

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I would like more computer games, especially ones that aren't in early access for 3+ years, but when burgies and their lackeys talk in that tone, they usually mean things even more scummy than the constant MTG gallop.

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The bourgeoisie just have to go and ruin everything, don't they?

[–] Sandra@idiomdrottning.org 1 points 2 years ago

For all the good parts of 4E, one problem was that it was certainly over-monetized, with hardbacks being released every month and a very expensive online character builder. With 5e, the plea to the higher-ups reportedly was that "just let us make a version 'for the fans', a labor of love, and you make money off of t-shirts and pinball games and such if D&D becomes a valuable brand again"… and it became the best-selling edition.

Now I don't know what the heck they are doing. The fact that they own D&D beyond is not a good sign.