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WoTC Hires the World of Warcraft guy to Be President (Extended) (Patreon)

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2024-07-19 16:10:23
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Scott

My players hate it when my rolls are 20s, bunch of crybabies lol

Drago Russo

I will sign up immediately for Saturday Night. First time ever I am ONLY running three games at GenCon. I want to mingle.

Kristen Solindas

Are we tabletop gamers a dying breed? I see the word "gamer" now only refers to video game players, and now D&D is trying to jump in that pool. Good on them, I suppose. Enjoy the competition, I say. Perhaps the grognard market isn't as lucrative as it once was. In our modern world of flashy graphics, instant gratification, and expensive machines to make it work, selling a textbook that tells you how to roll funky dice and write down the results does seem to be quaint, like using a slide rule. But I'm happy here, with my stacks of paper, analog ideas. I love the countless creativity that video games stifle (try to make a video game character that rides a unicycle into combat). Also, my paper and pencil are unaffected by the recent worldwide Microsoft outage. The power can go out, the Internet can fail, and I can still sit around a table and fight orcs with my old friends, and whatever wacky ideas we can come up with, unhindered by the shackles of technology. Will I be able to make my fortune with my game? Will I rise to fame by delighting millions? No. But that's not why I do it. I do it because it's a creative outlet, a labor of love. With the rise of AI, people still write, still paint, still find ways to express themselves. And you can tell when something is mass produced, or made with passion. I believe there will always be a market for it, even if it is a dwindling minority that wants it.

Frank Bath

I agree with you Professor, I'm much more interested in all the indy games that are out there. Such a great variety - it's hard to get them all to the table. I'm just glad I have a group that's willing to let me give them all a try!

Drago Russo
>>144083522

The only time I ever "sit at a table" and run D&D is at conventions and events. I am 100% technology based GM. I even use technology at the conventions. I can put an Ipad down on a table as a second screen, and using MAPS from DDB be able to move tokens and use it for combat. Keeps me from having to buy minis and lug them around not to mention terrain.

Nathan Hall

Ambivalent really captures it. I don't have the energy to invest in the hype machine.

Jay

PDM, so much to unpack here. First of all, I would like to agree with your assessment of the direction of WoTC going forward. Having returned to the US about 5 years ago, I have noticed that people have become less likely to interact with others socially outside of electronic devices. They text AT others, blast out e-mail, or communicate online rather than speak with them in person. In my opinion, this may develop various psychological issues or even apathy toward others as it doesn’t seem like a good medium for interpersonal communication. Then there is the matter of corporations gaining more control of population through dependence on electronic means of commerce and communication all while tracking screen time and social interaction. The future may become more like an episode of Black Mirror. The dopamine hits and excitement produced by such media making it extremely addictive only exacerbates the matter. Sadly, I see a strong possibility of WoTC succeeding in their goals of electronic media capturing the D&D audience and coupled with the potential earnings of the shareholders I don’t see them giving this effort up anytime soon. Although I am a bit of a luddite, I still find myself spending way too much time in front of a computer screen. I suspect that your concerns for this hobby are very well grounded as evidenced by current trends. Eventually we Tabletop Gamers may find ourselves phased out of our hobby by the new bright shinny digital world. I sometimes worry about the future of the new generation of youth and what lies ahead. Anyway, I certainly hope we get to see some video of what you and the panel discuss along with some of that gameplay you mentioned. Seems to be a collaboration of some of the best and brightest working together. Speaking of which, I have already cast my votes for the Enny Awards and hope everyone else does as well. As for the commie agenda stuff, I don’t know how it can possibly be that can be. It seems more like crony capitalism and corporate greed. However, I can see some clear correlation between the artwork and some of the woke ideology but I’m not here to convince anyone of anything. I say judge for yourself and decide if it’s for you or not. Based on WoTC’s business practices, the OGL debacle, and seemingly overcomplicated new rules of D&D 2024 I’ve decided it’s definitely not for me. Stay safe and hope you have an enjoyable time everyone.

MrGunn

Dear Professor: Thanks for taking the time to share this news with us. I have a suggestion for a new headline: Tech Bro to Take D&D to New Digital Hights! Frankly all of this 'news' is nothing noteworthy, these are all prognostications you have previously made (well done BTW). While interesting from an industry point of view, like you, I am no longer interested in official D&D either. Your voice sounded hoarse, like you are a bit run down, don't overdue and take care of yourself, Covid is going around this summer. Best, MrGunn PS. I loved 'The Prisoner' reference, great series but you are really dating yourself :D

MrGunn
>>144088278

@Jay Interesting post, lots of stuff to unpack here. Hope you are keeping well!

MrGunn
>>144087407

@Nathan Hall As a fellow GenXer we were already ambivalent, so this just takes it down a whole other couple of levels. LOL! :D

MrGunn
>>144083522

@Kristen Solindas "Also, my paper and pencil are unaffected by the recent worldwide Microsoft outage. The power can go out, the Internet can fail, and I can still sit around a table and fight orcs with my old friends, and whatever wacky ideas we can come up with, unhindered by the shackles of technology. " Well said, I love it! Technology is great until it stops working. New School GM: OMG my Wi-Fi is down we cannot play. Old School GM: 'shuffles papers' The Wi-Fi is down, oh, I had not noticed. New School GM: OMG I dropped my tablet, it is broken, we cannot play today. Old School GM: Drops note book, picks up note book, keeps playing.

Justin Watson

The New #2 says refusing the subscription model is unmutual… The irony here is that there are obvious ways to exploit their IP that could make them billions AND make their core fan base happy. I would have loved to see Joe Mangianello’s DL series realized. And with the exception of BG3 (which of course is to Larian’s credit not WOTC’s) their video game offerings have been weak as hell. How about an RTS based on DragonLance? Or redo the old Dragonstrike game with updated technical capabilities and a good story? There are Lawful Good ways to make shit tons of money.

Steven Sweet

"uninterested" describes exactly my feelings about the 2024 version. I scroll through YouTube skipping (most) videos about it. There are a few creators whose videos I'll still let play on topics I'm not interested in (DungeonCraft, Bob WB, Ghostfire Gaming, et al) but I can't wait until the hype is over and the creators I like can get back to more diverse topics. I completely understand why they are forced to focus on it right now, I'm just looking forward to the other side of the spike.

baldrage

D&D 6E: "You will own nothing and love it." Brought to you in partnership with the World Economic Forum.

samurguybri
>>144083522

I’m glad this works so well for you! It’s a great tool. Don’t you miss sitting at a table with folks though? I the positive feedback loop for in person games keeps me going. I can hardly game for 1-2 hours online, although I’ve had plenty of fun there.