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No More D&D Books? I was Right!

Started by RPGPundit, June 28, 2023, 11:17:11 PM

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Ghostmaker

#45
October 19, 2023, 08:44:20 AM
Quote from: GamerforHire on October 18, 2023, 08:44:35 AM
I think the suggestion by some is interesting: that WOTC will concentrate themselves on digital products, both MtG and D&D, and then license out to companies the physical product line for D&D books and perhaps even MtG cards; WOTC already has done this regularly with the video game niche. This is similar to what Games Workshop has done with their roleplaying games—let someone else take the risks and pay the overhead of creating and publishing the physical books, while they just collect a stream of pure revenue.  To me, if you start from the premise that Hasbro's management have electronic media backgrounds, and believe all the money is in VTT and micro transactions, this makes a lot of sense.
What a depressing thought, but you may be right.

Exploderwizard

#46
October 19, 2023, 09:21:38 AM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on October 19, 2023, 08:44:20 AM

What a depressing thought, but you may be right.

No more depressing than the shit content they are putting out now. Only difference is the shit content will eventually not take up any shelf space.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Banjo Destructo

#47
October 19, 2023, 10:28:09 AM
There haven't been any real D&D books published in years anyways, not that were called "dungeons and dragons" any ways.

Exploderwizard

#48
October 19, 2023, 11:54:18 AM
Quote from: Banjo Destructo on October 19, 2023, 10:28:09 AM
There haven't been any real D&D books published in years anyways, not that were called "dungeons and dragons" any ways.

What? There has been a steady stream of WOTC crap with the D&D label published recently:

The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons   8/22/23
Keys From the Golden Vault  2/21/23
Dragonlance  12/26/22
D&D Starter Set 10/4/22

Now they may be total crap but they are physical published books.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Banjo Destructo

#49
October 19, 2023, 12:01:08 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard on October 19, 2023, 11:54:18 AM
Quote from: Banjo Destructo on October 19, 2023, 10:28:09 AM
There haven't been any real D&D books published in years anyways, not that were called "dungeons and dragons" any ways.

What? There has been a steady stream of WOTC crap with the D&D label published recently:

The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons   8/22/23
Keys From the Golden Vault  2/21/23
Dragonlance  12/26/22
D&D Starter Set 10/4/22

Now they may be total crap but they are physical published books.
They say they're D&D books on the cover, but they're not D&D any more, they're a parody of a parody of D&D.  They've lost the essence of D&D. 
It would be like taking the game of chess, reducing the number of pawns to 4, and adding two new pieces to the game, two of each, that fill up spots in the front rank where the pawns used to be, and trying to say "here is chess, this is chess now, ignore old chess, this game is exactly chess".
Each new edition of D&D, being different from the last edition of D&D, but still being called D&D, even though its different in many ways, just waters down what D&D even stands for until the people making it are huffing on their own farts of regurgitated memes and meta plots and narratives.

So yeah, no real D&D books have been published in many years.

Ghostmaker

#50
October 19, 2023, 12:27:38 PM
Iowahawk's Axiom applies here:

1. Identify a respected institution.
2. Kill it.
3. Gut it.
4. Wear its carcass as a skin suit, while demanding respect.

Remember, WotC gave us Strixhaven, and an adventure where you were a barista for fuck's sake.

Exploderwizard

#51
October 19, 2023, 01:16:21 PM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on October 19, 2023, 12:27:38 PM

Remember, WotC gave us Strixhaven, and an adventure where you were a barista for fuck's sake.

LOL! Hey what better way to start an adventure where you are tasked with killing rats in the cellar.  :P
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Omega

#52
October 24, 2023, 04:45:39 AM
Looking at Dragon+ and its fate.

Got me thinking of one devious approach wotc could take.
 
The APP route. Require the books to be on some propriatory app and when the app is discontinued all the files go poof too just like Dragon+ did.

Then announce 7e. Rinse repeat.

Exploderwizard

#53
October 24, 2023, 07:48:12 AM
Quote from: Omega on October 24, 2023, 04:45:39 AM
Looking at Dragon+ and its fate.

Got me thinking of one devious approach wotc could take.
 
The APP route. Require the books to be on some propriatory app and when the app is discontinued all the files go poof too just like Dragon+ did.

Then announce 7e. Rinse repeat.

Yesssss. No more pesky gamers holding on to prior editions precious.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Aglondir

#54
October 24, 2023, 09:05:08 PM
Quote from: Gesyananek on October 24, 2023, 08:50:22 AM
I've been following the D&D scene, and it's interesting to see your predictions playing out. While it's sad to think about the possibility of no more official D&D books, it's also exciting to see what new horizons the RPG world might explore. Change can be a catalyst for creativity, right? You can also check out more reviews about it here. I hope that helps!

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