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WotC is Ending D&D Books

Started by RPGPundit, February 06, 2024, 04:27:17 PM

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RPGPundit

February 06, 2024, 04:27:17 PM
I was right, WotC is apparently ending its regular printing of dead-tree books.
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#1
February 06, 2024, 04:57:20 PM
If they don't backtrack and the signs are to be trusted, this is gonna be huge. I feel like it's the end of a corporate era.

Ratman_tf

#2
February 06, 2024, 05:20:37 PM
Well, I wasn't into the current edition anyway. But anything going forward, I like having dead tree books to read at my lesiure that don't need a device to read. So I guess I'll keep on not buying WOTC D&D.
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GhostNinja

#3
February 06, 2024, 05:24:17 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 06, 2024, 04:27:17 PM
I was right, WotC is apparently ending its regular printing of dead-tree books.
#dnd #ttrpg #osr

A bunch of people have said this.  You certainly aren't the only one.  And there actions made the fact they are dumping books perfectly clear.
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GhostNinja

#4
February 06, 2024, 05:24:59 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 06, 2024, 05:20:37 PM
Well, I wasn't into the current edition anyway. But anything going forward, I like having dead tree books to read at my lesiure that don't need a device to read. So I guess I'll keep on not buying WOTC D&D.

Too many good OSR books out there to enjoy to give WOTC another dime.

My players and I are loving OSE.
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RNGm

#5
February 06, 2024, 07:33:23 PM
This is devastating news.  Now I can't not buy books I have no interest in since they're not going to be printed in the first place because WOTC feels the same way.

Thor's Nads

#6
February 06, 2024, 07:53:06 PM
Oh no, you mean I can't buy physical copies of woke radical leftist desecrations of my favorite game? Whatever will I do? I guess I will go wallow in my pile of OSR and collection of classic OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D books that fill my shelves that I won't be able to exhaust in a lifetime.

I do weep for future generations though. May the kindle of OSR light a fire that burns for ages in the imaginations of creative gamers of the future. And rest knowing that someday the copyright to D&D will expire, we may not live to see it but our grandchildren can celebrate that day.
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Exploderwizard

#7
February 06, 2024, 09:37:18 PM
Oh no what shall I do? I will just keep playing AD&D, B/X, CoC, Runequest, and slew of other games. I have nough gaming material to outlast my remaining years, and when I do want new game books the OSR publishers have everything I would want anyway. This should be interesting. Can't wait to see WOTC revenue reports the quarter after One D&D launches.
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Omega

#8
February 06, 2024, 10:05:44 PM
I'll believe it when it actually happens.

This could be another one in the long long line of idiot marketing ploys. Another lie in growing heap of lies.

Will be hilarious to see how they fuck up the digital side. And they will.

Eventually they will probably try to go to some subscription only format so you no longer even own the PDFs and they can yank everything you bought.

RPGPundit

#9
February 06, 2024, 10:20:35 PM
Quote from: Omega on February 06, 2024, 10:05:44 PM
I'll believe it when it actually happens.

This could be another one in the long long line of idiot marketing ploys. Another lie in growing heap of lies.

Will be hilarious to see how they fuck up the digital side. And they will.

Eventually they will probably try to go to some subscription only format so you no longer even own the PDFs and they can yank everything you bought.

If you look at the job application for the VP of Digital Publishing, that is already the model they are interested in (its one of the hiring qualifications they're looking for, experience with subscription services).
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Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

LORDS OF OLYMPUS
The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.

Omega

#10
February 06, 2024, 10:31:00 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 06, 2024, 10:20:35 PM

If you look at the job application for the VP of Digital Publishing, that is already the model they are interested in (its one of the hiring qualifications they're looking for, experience with subscription services).

Which just shows how out of touch wotc is with their own product as they already had it. I mean this whole "D&D is undermonetized - we need a digital platform!" joke was because they did not even know they were already doing this with Beyond.

wotc will shoot themselves in the foot and the head all at once. Failure is the only option with them.

Jam The MF

#11
February 06, 2024, 11:06:09 PM
Quote from: Omega on February 06, 2024, 10:05:44 PM
I'll believe it when it actually happens.

This could be another one in the long long line of idiot marketing ploys. Another lie in growing heap of lies.

Will be hilarious to see how they fuck up the digital side. And they will.

Eventually they will probably try to go to some subscription only format so you no longer even own the PDFs and they can yank everything you bought.


"You will own nothing, and you will be happy."
Let the Dice, Decide the Outcome.  Accept the Results.

Omega

#12
February 06, 2024, 11:27:35 PM
I'll own nothing (new) of wotc's. And be happy. Just like I was from 3e through 4e (and I got the 4e D&D Gamma World and was not happy.)

Jam The MF

#13
February 06, 2024, 11:44:53 PM Last Edit: February 06, 2024, 11:48:34 PM by Jam The MF
It is a significant milestone in the history of D&D; if they abandon printed books, except for special collector's edition print runs.

Going all digital via subscription, would allow them to implement global rules updates with a single click.  A true SJW dream.
Let the Dice, Decide the Outcome.  Accept the Results.

Rhymer88

#14
February 07, 2024, 04:23:39 AM
A shift to a digital subscription model has been expected for some time because it is the only way that WotC can achieve the kind of recurrent spending that they're aiming for. I just hope that most of the weirdos will then disappear inside WotC's "walled garden."
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