Yes, you read that right. The marketplace no longer sells piecemeal options. All individual options that were purchased before you still get to keep though.
What I am not sure about is if purchasing piecemeal options before will discount the book anymore, but from what I read from other users so far, seems like you do not get the discount. Contact customer support to get the Ă la carte discount. Keep in mind customer support might take a while, and do not submit multiple tickets or else you get pushed to the back of the line. I am not sure how they will implement the Ă la carte discount, so do contact customer support first before you buy anything just to be safe.
This seriously sucks big time. We got like zero announcements, zero heads up. The lack of communication is totally not cool.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1709-d-d-beyond-marketplace-redesign-see-whats-new-here Can I still purchase subclasses, feats, and other game listings à la carte? À la carte purchases are no longer supported. However, any individual items you've previously purchased will continue to be available for use on D&D Beyond. If you've purchased à la carte items and would like to buy the digital book, your discounts are available to you at any time by contacting customer service.
Yes, you read that right. The marketplace no longer sells piecemeal options. All individual options that were purchased before you still get to keep though.
What I am not sure about is if purchasing piecemeal options before will discount the book anymore, but from what I read from other users so far, seems like you do not get the discount.
This seriously sucks big time. We got like zero announcements, zero heads up. The lack of communication is totally not cool.
This seems like a major misstep, made even worse by Wizards’ characteristically terrible PR team. Removing individual purchases, frankly, seems antithetical to Wizards’ stated goals that they want to encourage more players (as opposed to DMs) to buy into the game. With individual purchases, there was something being offered to players - they could buy what they wanted to play, be if a species or subclass. Now? You have to get the whole book - that is a DM-level of investment, and one I do not think many players will be willing to make for just a single character.
Ultimately, this change does not really effect me at this point in my 5e career, so it will not change my use of this site in the slightest. But those individual purchases were important to me when I was first dipping my toes into 5e - and they are what really sold me on committing to the entire system. I rather hope they reconsider, so others can have the same options I found so invaluable at the start - but I will not hold out any hope.
This is exactly me! I am trying to play a hexblade warlock for my first playthrough. I was considering buying all the assets as individual purchases. Ofcourse i will not be buying 3 different books. DnD Beyond really needs to consider a rollback.
This seems like a major misstep, made even worse by Wizards’ characteristically terrible PR team. Removing individual purchases, frankly, seems antithetical to Wizards’ stated goals that they want to encourage more players (as opposed to DMs) to buy into the game. With individual purchases, there was something being offered to players - they could buy what they wanted to play, be if a species or subclass. Now? You have to get the whole book - that is a DM-level of investment, and one I do not think many players will be willing to make for just a single character.
Ultimately, this change does not really effect me at this point in my 5e career, so it will not change my use of this site in the slightest. But those individual purchases were important to me when I was first dipping my toes into 5e - and they are what really sold me on committing to the entire system. I rather hope they reconsider, so others can have the same options I found so invaluable in the last - but I will not hold out any hope.
For me the piece meal option was about the only way I was going to buy any of the new character options in the new books for my players, DDB taking away the credit towards the book price for previous piece meal purchases ensures I will not be buying anything moving forward as a DM and a player. Master tier sub only for me until they break the character creator too then back to my physical books, pencil and paper, glad I bought both digital and physical over the years.
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I suspected something like this was coming when The Book of Many Things didn’t offer à la carte purchase options, but even I was surprised to see WotC apply this to old items; I thought they would only get rid of it for new options going forward.
Suffice to say, I am deeply annoyed, and my likelihood of making new D&D purchases is now zero, especially as they seem to have not grandfathered in a discount for those who partially own content when buying the whole item. There’s no way in Baator that I’m paying the full price for something I already own part of on DDB.
The lack of communication is so freaking real. Like holy bull crap, dude. To make sure I am not crazy, I have checked our news forum, the main page on Beyond, Wizard's website, Facebook, and Twitter. Nada about the marketplace change! Like seriously, come on.
And I really wish they at least rehonor the individual purchase discount towards books. If they choose not to honor it anymore, give us a heads up at least, so those of us who purchased piecemeal options have enough time to decide whether we want to purchase the rest of the book or not.
Getting rid of individual purchase options is not going to affect me either, but it does dampen my enthusiam for the platform. I will still use Beyond. I will still preorder the physical-digital bundle even if the shipping sucks and I get products with minor cosmetic damage. I want to support Wizards, but they seriously need to step up their game.
Ugh, this sucks. I have friends who used the a la carte purchase options for Spelljammer and MPMM to create PCs - none of them would have bought the entire books just to play the races they wanted. That's money WotC is leaving on the table, and a reduction in DDB's value proposition overall.
So all the progress I've made over the course of the year to one day finally complete the purchases of the books in their entirety has effectively been reset overnight, without so much as a single word of warning, and now I'm expected to pay for them all over again? Absolute scum.
on Discord, i saw a conversation that the discounts for previous bundle owners is supposed to be working. A mod reported feedback being sent to the dev team to check it.
Hey, it makes sense, if you take leadership at its word, about "maximizing D&D income streams".
Here is a scenario that might have played out. Some people in sales and accounting have done the math, and decided that selling the 6e phb as a standalone item makes more sense than as something that follows yesterday's business model. If they lose 20% of the customer base, but double the sales of the remaining base, more money for wotc.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
Hey, it makes sense, if you take leadership at its word, about "maximizing D&D income streams".
Here is a scenario that might have played out. Some people in sales and accounting have done the math, and decided that selling the 6e phb as a standalone item makes more sense than as something that follows yesterday's business model. If they lose 20% of the customer base, but double the sales of the remaining base, more money for wotc.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
That is a huge assumption that has no good basis to it. That kind of dreaming has never worked historically even going back to TSR
Hey, it makes sense, if you take leadership at its word, about "maximizing D&D income streams".
Here is a scenario that might have played out. Some people in sales and accounting have done the math, and decided that selling the 6e phb as a standalone item makes more sense than as something that follows yesterday's business model. If they lose 20% of the customer base, but double the sales of the remaining base, more money for wotc.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
That is a huge assumption that has no good basis to it. That kind of dreaming has never worked historically even going back to TSR
And hence, why not try this model when sales are low? wotc can collect data on sales over a few months, and gauge the price elasticity of demand for wotc D&D 5e products. If the overall profits drop, wotc then can reverse back to yesterday's sales model. If overall profit goes up, the new model stays for the 6e rollout.
If we all started calling the piecemeal individual purchasing options "Microtransactions" instead, would you bring them back? That's one of them fancy words that gives executives boners, like Return on Investment and Additional Revenue Stream.
Bundle discount still works. I got almost to the end of my purchase for QftIS before it showed up in dollars, but it is showing the eligible discount on the book's page as a 'Legendary Bundle Disc' to let me know it will be applied.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
Ignoring the nonsensical idea that WotC is using this as a trial balloon for a product that is probably a decade or so away and has not even started development, it should be noted that Wizards is particularly vulnerable to pressure at this time. Cinthya Williams just stepped down as President of Wizards of the Coast, with her retirement date set as April 26, 2024. Wizards is in a bit of a leadership vacuum right now--which often is a good time for customers to make their voices heard. If folks can convince the new leadership (when determined--it does not appear anyone has been appointed to the position yet) that this was a financial and PR mistake, then, perhaps, the new leadership might be willing to reverse the change and blame things on their predecessors, winning some goodwill for both the company and themselves in the process.
Again, not super optimistic anything could change--but there has been such low faith in the leadership at Wizards for quite some time, it would be nice if whoever takes over starts off on the right foot by fixing the final mistake of their predecessor.
WotC's actions had already had me on the fence about continuing to use their products, and at this point I can definitively say that I will not be purchasing or licensing content from them again at any point in the future.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
Ignoring the nonsensical idea that WotC is using this as a trial balloon for a product that is probably a decade or so away and has not even started development, it should be noted that Wizards is particularly vulnerable to pressure at this time. Cinthya Williams just stepped down as President of Wizards of the Coast, with her retirement date set as April 26, 2024. Wizards is in a bit of a leadership vacuum right now--which often is a good time for customers to make their voices heard. If folks can convince the new leadership (when determined--it does not appear anyone has been appointed to the position yet) that this was a financial and PR mistake, then, perhaps, the new leadership might be willing to reverse the change and blame things on their predecessors, winning some goodwill for both the company and themselves in the process.
Again, not super optimistic anything could change--but there has been such low faith in the leadership at Wizards for quite some time, it would be nice if whoever takes over starts off on the right foot by fixing the final mistake of their predecessor.
Seriously? You think this new business model was dreamed up overnight? Hasbro leadership would have been brought into this decision. This was not some super secret project launched just by williams. The coding alone would take months and involve way more than one guy. And yeah, 5e is winding down in sales. Why not test a new model when impact is the lowest, as opposed to the 6e PHB in Sept.
That's a really weird choice; I doubt this will increase full book sales by enough to offset the drop in overall sales. Just speaking for myself, I haven't bought a full book in ages, and I don't anticipate doing so in the future whether they bring back a la carte or not.
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Yes, you read that right. The marketplace no longer sells piecemeal options. All individual options that were purchased before you still get to keep though.
What I am not sure about is if purchasing piecemeal options before will discount the book anymore, but from what I read from other users so far, seems like you do not get the discount.Contact customer support to get the Ă la carte discount. Keep in mind customer support might take a while, and do not submit multiple tickets or else you get pushed to the back of the line. I am not sure how they will implement the Ă la carte discount, so do contact customer support first before you buy anything just to be safe.This seriously sucks big time. We got like zero announcements, zero heads up. The lack of communication is totally not cool.
https://dndbeyond-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/articles/7747224960788-FAQ-D-D-Beyond-Sales
Are Ă la carte purchases of subclasses, feats, and other game listings no longer available?
While they are no longer available for purchase, any such items that you've previously purchased will continue to be available for use on D&D Beyond.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1709-d-d-beyond-marketplace-redesign-see-whats-new-here
Can I still purchase subclasses, feats, and other game listings Ă la carte?
Ă€ la carte purchases are no longer supported. However, any individual items you've previously purchased will continue to be available for use on D&D Beyond. If you've purchased Ă la carte items and would like to buy the digital book, your discounts are available to you at any time by contacting customer service.
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But no mention of no longer getting credit towards purchase of the full book for what you have already spent on its content.
And the order history 'view' links go to an error page.
This seems like a major misstep, made even worse by Wizards’ characteristically terrible PR team. Removing individual purchases, frankly, seems antithetical to Wizards’ stated goals that they want to encourage more players (as opposed to DMs) to buy into the game. With individual purchases, there was something being offered to players - they could buy what they wanted to play, be if a species or subclass. Now? You have to get the whole book - that is a DM-level of investment, and one I do not think many players will be willing to make for just a single character.
Ultimately, this change does not really effect me at this point in my 5e career, so it will not change my use of this site in the slightest. But those individual purchases were important to me when I was first dipping my toes into 5e - and they are what really sold me on committing to the entire system. I rather hope they reconsider, so others can have the same options I found so invaluable at the start - but I will not hold out any hope.
This is exactly me! I am trying to play a hexblade warlock for my first playthrough. I was considering buying all the assets as individual purchases. Ofcourse i will not be buying 3 different books. DnD Beyond really needs to consider a rollback.
For me the piece meal option was about the only way I was going to buy any of the new character options in the new books for my players, DDB taking away the credit towards the book price for previous piece meal purchases ensures I will not be buying anything moving forward as a DM and a player. Master tier sub only for me until they break the character creator too then back to my physical books, pencil and paper, glad I bought both digital and physical over the years.
CENSORSHIP IS THE TOOL OF COWARDS and WANNA BE TYRANTS.
I suspected something like this was coming when The Book of Many Things didn’t offer à la carte purchase options, but even I was surprised to see WotC apply this to old items; I thought they would only get rid of it for new options going forward.
Suffice to say, I am deeply annoyed, and my likelihood of making new D&D purchases is now zero, especially as they seem to have not grandfathered in a discount for those who partially own content when buying the whole item. There’s no way in Baator that I’m paying the full price for something I already own part of on DDB.
The lack of communication is so freaking real. Like holy bull crap, dude. To make sure I am not crazy, I have checked our news forum, the main page on Beyond, Wizard's website, Facebook, and Twitter. Nada about the marketplace change! Like seriously, come on.
And I really wish they at least rehonor the individual purchase discount towards books. If they choose not to honor it anymore, give us a heads up at least, so those of us who purchased piecemeal options have enough time to decide whether we want to purchase the rest of the book or not.
Getting rid of individual purchase options is not going to affect me either, but it does dampen my enthusiam for the platform. I will still use Beyond. I will still preorder the physical-digital bundle even if the shipping sucks and I get products with minor cosmetic damage. I want to support Wizards, but they seriously need to step up their game.
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Ugh, this sucks. I have friends who used the a la carte purchase options for Spelljammer and MPMM to create PCs - none of them would have bought the entire books just to play the races they wanted. That's money WotC is leaving on the table, and a reduction in DDB's value proposition overall.
So all the progress I've made over the course of the year to one day finally complete the purchases of the books in their entirety has effectively been reset overnight, without so much as a single word of warning, and now I'm expected to pay for them all over again? Absolute scum.
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beyond that, havent heard anything else.
Hey, it makes sense, if you take leadership at its word, about "maximizing D&D income streams".
Here is a scenario that might have played out. Some people in sales and accounting have done the math, and decided that selling the 6e phb as a standalone item makes more sense than as something that follows yesterday's business model. If they lose 20% of the customer base, but double the sales of the remaining base, more money for wotc.
Further, there is time to reverse this. Consider it OGL 2. Management has not forgotten how that went, and allegedly a lot of the people that screamed actually came back. So why not float this balloon out there before the 6e rollout, and if the fallout is really bad, there will be data to extrapolate whether the profit will be higher with the old model compared to the new model.
That is a huge assumption that has no good basis to it. That kind of dreaming has never worked historically even going back to TSR
And hence, why not try this model when sales are low? wotc can collect data on sales over a few months, and gauge the price elasticity of demand for wotc D&D 5e products. If the overall profits drop, wotc then can reverse back to yesterday's sales model. If overall profit goes up, the new model stays for the 6e rollout.
If we all started calling the piecemeal individual purchasing options "Microtransactions" instead, would you bring them back? That's one of them fancy words that gives executives boners, like Return on Investment and Additional Revenue Stream.
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Bundle discount still works. I got almost to the end of my purchase for QftIS before it showed up in dollars, but it is showing the eligible discount on the book's page as a 'Legendary Bundle Disc' to let me know it will be applied.
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Ignoring the nonsensical idea that WotC is using this as a trial balloon for a product that is probably a decade or so away and has not even started development, it should be noted that Wizards is particularly vulnerable to pressure at this time. Cinthya Williams just stepped down as President of Wizards of the Coast, with her retirement date set as April 26, 2024. Wizards is in a bit of a leadership vacuum right now--which often is a good time for customers to make their voices heard. If folks can convince the new leadership (when determined--it does not appear anyone has been appointed to the position yet) that this was a financial and PR mistake, then, perhaps, the new leadership might be willing to reverse the change and blame things on their predecessors, winning some goodwill for both the company and themselves in the process.
Again, not super optimistic anything could change--but there has been such low faith in the leadership at Wizards for quite some time, it would be nice if whoever takes over starts off on the right foot by fixing the final mistake of their predecessor.
WotC's actions had already had me on the fence about continuing to use their products, and at this point I can definitively say that I will not be purchasing or licensing content from them again at any point in the future.
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This is a huge bummer. Individual purchases were so convenient.
Seriously? You think this new business model was dreamed up overnight? Hasbro leadership would have been brought into this decision. This was not some super secret project launched just by williams. The coding alone would take months and involve way more than one guy. And yeah, 5e is winding down in sales. Why not test a new model when impact is the lowest, as opposed to the 6e PHB in Sept.
That's a really weird choice; I doubt this will increase full book sales by enough to offset the drop in overall sales. Just speaking for myself, I haven't bought a full book in ages, and I don't anticipate doing so in the future whether they bring back a la carte or not.