A functional replacement for dnd.wizards.com which is now gone as of mid 2024. Examples of what is holding DDB back:
* If DDB is the new home for all of what dnd.wizards used to be, make it easy to find resources like it used to be. Searching DDAL in your search bar brings up no results, but the old web page with the rule documents, yawning portal event page, current and old campaigns, and other resources is gone, leaving only DDB to pick up the slack. This is just one example that effects me, I am sure we list a lot of great resources when the site was prematurely nuked.
* Fix the mobile browser version of the site. My specific grievance today is the Search and Jump To features of the Forums are unusable on the mobile site. You must use the Desktop version, otherwise GUI elements that are required to use these functions are missing, so you can't use them.
* Fix the character sheets. Some features are broken for 2024 characters even though backward compatability was promised.
* Stop focusing on new stuff until you fix the old stuff, please. We don't need/want a 3D VTT, we want the core functionality of the home of D&D on the internet to work and be user-friendly.
Please get us an account wide toggle for the various Source books e.g.:
-2014 content -2024 content -owned books only -specific books (if I own the 2014 PHB I do not need the 2014 free rules to appear for me).
As of right now everything is cluttered and unusable, these setting should trigger on the whole site in every tool (like encounter builder, Character sheet, etc) and the search bar also.
Conditions on the character sheet that, when activated, (a) reflect the restrictions they induce as automatic modifiers to the relevant dice rolls and (b) reflect on the character sheet where applicable (i.e. speed reduction, damage resistances, senses affected, etc.)
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Why? Why do the fools fly? Better to burn sooner than late, for burn we must. Go back to your bonfire! And I? I will go now to my pyre. To my pyre! No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No tomb! No long slow sleep of death embalmed. We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West. The West has failed. Go back and burn!
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
at this time, there are no 2024 products on Dnd Beyond aside from the 3 core books. They are developing some things obviously, but all other content is 2014. I do agree though that it should be clearly labeled especially once there starts to be a mix of the two.
Also I would STRONGLY encourage third party content creators to provide free or cheap 2024 updates for existing material. Changes could just minor things like renaming of keywords to match 2024 and changing the levels things happen like when wizards and clerics get their subclasses. Generally these things don't require huge sweeping changes or rebalancing, though such things would be appreciated where beneficial.
Updating 2014 races to 2024 species is even easier. Just remove the stats from them.
2024 content toggle. Unbelievable that it is 2025 and we are still being forced to endure this UI clutter and mess of clashing features. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE HAVE A TOGGLE.
I know it is not going to happen, but I am going to add my drop of water to the ocean right here anyway.
I want D&D Beyond to support and start selling older editions of D&D.
Right now I see a multitude of systems that are making millions off the D&D ruleset. Why is WotC not flat out putting them out of business by supporting the older editions? It doesn't even have to be the original rules. You can take the best features of all these games but release your own simplified and polished versions of B/X, BECMI, 1E/2E, 3E, 4E, etc.
There is OSRIC - why not an official WotC version? There are plenty of B/X clones - where is the official B/X release by WotC? There is Shadowdark - why not the exact same rules but released officially on D&D Beyond? OSE classic fantasy is just the exact same original rules from the games you own but reformatted - you have professionals who could do a better job. Draw Steel makes millions peddling their 4E derivative - why not just kill it off by releasing a 4E ruleset? They don't own the older rules so you can quite literally put out the same game just worded differently.
The difference is that with official support on D&D Beyond every indie publisher that wants to make money would refer to your ruleset, not these clones. You have a good maps tool working. You have the IP to back it all up. Just give people the rules they want. Start with something simple, just go an copy Shadowdark. Call it 5E Lite or something. A one book purchase available on D&D Beyond, backed up by the online character builder and access to the VTT tools.
Ok ramble over. I will go back to giving other people money who are doing nothing but leeching off the D&D ruleset.
A functional replacement for dnd.wizards.com which is now gone as of mid 2024. Examples of what is holding DDB back:
* If DDB is the new home for all of what dnd.wizards used to be, make it easy to find resources like it used to be. Searching DDAL in your search bar brings up no results, but the old web page with the rule documents, yawning portal event page, current and old campaigns, and other resources is gone, leaving only DDB to pick up the slack. This is just one example that effects me, I am sure we list a lot of great resources when the site was prematurely nuked.
* Fix the mobile browser version of the site. My specific grievance today is the Search and Jump To features of the Forums are unusable on the mobile site. You must use the Desktop version, otherwise GUI elements that are required to use these functions are missing, so you can't use them.
* Fix the character sheets. Some features are broken for 2024 characters even though backward compatability was promised.
* Stop focusing on new stuff until you fix the old stuff, please. We don't need/want a 3D VTT, we want the core functionality of the home of D&D on the internet to work and be user-friendly.
The one and only thing I want is a la carte purchases!
No new features until the old are fixed.
Please get us an account wide toggle for the various Source books e.g.:
-2014 content
-2024 content
-owned books only
-specific books (if I own the 2014 PHB I do not need the 2014 free rules to appear for me).
As of right now everything is cluttered and unusable, these setting should trigger on the whole site in every tool (like encounter builder, Character sheet, etc) and the search bar also.
Conditions on the character sheet that, when activated, (a) reflect the restrictions they induce as automatic modifiers to the relevant dice rolls and (b) reflect on the character sheet where applicable (i.e. speed reduction, damage resistances, senses affected, etc.)
Why? Why do the fools fly? Better to burn sooner than late, for burn we must. Go back to your bonfire! And I? I will go now to my pyre. To my pyre! No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No tomb! No long slow sleep of death embalmed. We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West. The West has failed. Go back and burn!
Very simply
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
at this time, there are no 2024 products on Dnd Beyond aside from the 3 core books. They are developing some things obviously, but all other content is 2014. I do agree though that it should be clearly labeled especially once there starts to be a mix of the two.
Also I would STRONGLY encourage third party content creators to provide free or cheap 2024 updates for existing material. Changes could just minor things like renaming of keywords to match 2024 and changing the levels things happen like when wizards and clerics get their subclasses. Generally these things don't require huge sweeping changes or rebalancing, though such things would be appreciated where beneficial.
Updating 2014 races to 2024 species is even easier. Just remove the stats from them.
2024 content toggle. Unbelievable that it is 2025 and we are still being forced to endure this UI clutter and mess of clashing features. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE HAVE A TOGGLE.
I know it is not going to happen, but I am going to add my drop of water to the ocean right here anyway.
I want D&D Beyond to support and start selling older editions of D&D.
Right now I see a multitude of systems that are making millions off the D&D ruleset. Why is WotC not flat out putting them out of business by supporting the older editions? It doesn't even have to be the original rules. You can take the best features of all these games but release your own simplified and polished versions of B/X, BECMI, 1E/2E, 3E, 4E, etc.
There is OSRIC - why not an official WotC version? There are plenty of B/X clones - where is the official B/X release by WotC? There is Shadowdark - why not the exact same rules but released officially on D&D Beyond? OSE classic fantasy is just the exact same original rules from the games you own but reformatted - you have professionals who could do a better job. Draw Steel makes millions peddling their 4E derivative - why not just kill it off by releasing a 4E ruleset? They don't own the older rules so you can quite literally put out the same game just worded differently.
The difference is that with official support on D&D Beyond every indie publisher that wants to make money would refer to your ruleset, not these clones. You have a good maps tool working. You have the IP to back it all up. Just give people the rules they want. Start with something simple, just go an copy Shadowdark. Call it 5E Lite or something. A one book purchase available on D&D Beyond, backed up by the online character builder and access to the VTT tools.
Ok ramble over. I will go back to giving other people money who are doing nothing but leeching off the D&D ruleset.
Would love a list view for campaigns.
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A Search feature that isn't completely stupid and incompetent. I have never seen a worse Search than there is here.
A clear, public road map for what they're working on.