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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 8898210" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>Agreed. 4e had several issues, from a product that was not really well received and the GSL fallout. 5e was better but lots of GMs find it lacking in game-running tools (hence many 3pp like Tome of Heroes), the setting books have not received critical acclaim, and D&D Beyond has stagnated under WotC/Hasbro with no real features released in more than a year.</p><p></p><p>All of this meant the d&d "trust level" was on shaky ground prior to the OGL dust up.</p><p></p><p>Happening over the holidays was exceptionally bad as it meant lots of people had a ton of free time to troll the internet for rumors. This meant far more people were aware than on another date.</p><p></p><p>Then when the rumors were confirmed and had a couple of extra twists of the screws, it blew up within the community that was primed for the worst, and got it.</p><p></p><p> it was still in the slow news window so outlets that might have made a small mention about d&d made it a headline story.</p><p></p><p>Wotc/Hasbro's continued fumbles and flailing, inconsistencies and has done nothing but show the doomsayers were more accurate than the optimists, further eroding trust.</p><p></p><p>This is going to be a case study in corporate mismanagement alongside Twitter in MBA courses in the near future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 8898210, member: 9254"] Agreed. 4e had several issues, from a product that was not really well received and the GSL fallout. 5e was better but lots of GMs find it lacking in game-running tools (hence many 3pp like Tome of Heroes), the setting books have not received critical acclaim, and D&D Beyond has stagnated under WotC/Hasbro with no real features released in more than a year. All of this meant the d&d "trust level" was on shaky ground prior to the OGL dust up. Happening over the holidays was exceptionally bad as it meant lots of people had a ton of free time to troll the internet for rumors. This meant far more people were aware than on another date. Then when the rumors were confirmed and had a couple of extra twists of the screws, it blew up within the community that was primed for the worst, and got it. it was still in the slow news window so outlets that might have made a small mention about d&d made it a headline story. Wotc/Hasbro's continued fumbles and flailing, inconsistencies and has done nothing but show the doomsayers were more accurate than the optimists, further eroding trust. This is going to be a case study in corporate mismanagement alongside Twitter in MBA courses in the near future. [/QUOTE]
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