Is there a human choosing the content at D&D Beyond, or is it just an algorithm reposting things? Does anyone know why Haeck's articles are reposted? Are they changed?
Normally, when I read a new article at D&D Beyond, I am excited to receive a new personal experience, lesson, or interpretation of the game. I am not sure why I read D&D Beyond that way. Maybe it's because my introduction to the game was through the extremely personal broadcasts of Critical Role, which of course introduced me to dndb. I am not sure. I don't normally care this much about who wrote what I read.
Perhaps that's why I find the recent reposts of James Haeck's articles so distasteful. There seems to be no human involved in presenting that article to me. James certainly is not involved - not this time. Even a short note explaining that it's a reminder for old readers and an introduction for new would help so much. The way it is now, it feels like an algorithm reposting on a schedule instead of a human leader of a community. I miss that personal leadership and excitement for introducing the hobby.
Edit. P. S. I did not mean to cast shade on recent authors! I particularly appreciated Emily Silverman's How to be a DM post. Thank you Emily and everyone!
I can't express how much I miss Adam Bradford running things. Joe Star made a solid effort at filling Adam's big shoes for a while, which was still appreciated. This isn't a dig at Joe, Adam's a tough act to follow!
But Kyle Brink seems to be the face of facelessness. In a very short time, Beyond appears to have lost it's soul and connection to the player base. It's got to be rough for the people still working there.
The only thing keeping me on right now is the momentum of my own game and the absolute 180 Wizards did with the OGL.
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Is there a human choosing the content at D&D Beyond, or is it just an algorithm reposting things? Does anyone know why Haeck's articles are reposted? Are they changed?
Normally, when I read a new article at D&D Beyond, I am excited to receive a new personal experience, lesson, or interpretation of the game. I am not sure why I read D&D Beyond that way. Maybe it's because my introduction to the game was through the extremely personal broadcasts of Critical Role, which of course introduced me to dndb. I am not sure. I don't normally care this much about who wrote what I read.
Perhaps that's why I find the recent reposts of James Haeck's articles so distasteful. There seems to be no human involved in presenting that article to me. James certainly is not involved - not this time. Even a short note explaining that it's a reminder for old readers and an introduction for new would help so much. The way it is now, it feels like an algorithm reposting on a schedule instead of a human leader of a community. I miss that personal leadership and excitement for introducing the hobby.
Edit. P. S. I did not mean to cast shade on recent authors! I particularly appreciated Emily Silverman's How to be a DM post. Thank you Emily and everyone!
I can't express how much I miss Adam Bradford running things. Joe Star made a solid effort at filling Adam's big shoes for a while, which was still appreciated. This isn't a dig at Joe, Adam's a tough act to follow!
But Kyle Brink seems to be the face of facelessness. In a very short time, Beyond appears to have lost it's soul and connection to the player base. It's got to be rough for the people still working there.
The only thing keeping me on right now is the momentum of my own game and the absolute 180 Wizards did with the OGL.