But if they want the new features for their character, they have to move to the WotC platform.
Or just homebrew on DDB (or RPGB in your rebrand), which is what a fair number of people do now when they don't have official access to something
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But if they want the new features for their character, they have to move to the WotC platform.
Or just homebrew on DDB (or RPGB in your rebrand), which is what a fair number of people do now when they don't have official access to something
Not to be a doomsayer because - again - we don’t know what’s going to happen yet, but Fandom isn’t going to keep DDB up if it stops being profitable. And with likely a lot fewer subscriptions and no more WotC-content for sale, I expect the site would need another revenue stream to remain profitable.
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Purely hypothetical here but what if WotC have already contracted DDB to make a VTT for D&D5.5e and given them a 2024 timeline to get this done?
My money's on this ^ and I will refer to this post with a smug grin in ~3 years from now.
!RemindMe - 5.5e release date - Jeremy Clarkson - Smug Face.gif
I suspect that this will prove to be correct. Wizards has already licenced D&DB, and in the event that they are putting a competitor product into the marketplace that functions essentially in the same way, it would be advisable for both parties to agree a sale/merger. D&DB will have no reason (and probably no ongoing licence) to continue developing if Wizards are launching their own competitor platform, but at the same time I doubt that they have developed this far without a prolonged agreement.
I agree that at this juncture, I probably won't buy any more sourcebooks on D&DB until there is clarification about what will happen in the future.
Considering I won't be continuing on after this edition, I will most likely be cancelling my master tier when my campaign ends. Moving on to bigger and better systems.
D&D Beyond only offers its users a non-exclusive, revocable, limited right and license to access the software programs, information, and/or functionality that manifest themselves as such digital goods for non-commercial, personal entertainment purposes only, subject to your compliance with the Terms of Sale and any other relevant policies enacted by Fandom from time to time and furthermore that the purchase price or other cost of such limited licenses is not refundable, transferable or exchangeable including, without limitation, upon termination of your account, upon termination of the Terms of Sale, upon the discontinuation of the Service, or otherwise (where Service is/means anything in connection with Fandom’s websites, such as DnDBeyond.com, software applications, or other services offered by Fandom, such as D&D Beyond). The Terms of Sale are pretty explicit that THE SERVICE AND ANY ANCILLARY SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THEREON ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
In consideration of the foregoing I think it is very reasonable to be concerned as to the nature of the license under which DDB provides this Service as ostensibly the value of the license which DDB provides its customers is materially dependent upon the condition of the license which WotC/Hasbro has granted DDB. Maybe there is nothing to be concerned with if DDB has a perpetual, or perhaps very long term (20 year? 50 year?) irrevocable license which would allow them to continue to serve the 5e intellectual property. Maybe they have a short term license that expires in 5 years. Under the terms as written it seems that you could purchase the Legendary Bundle the day before they end up shutting down the Service, and through no fault of your own you could lose access to all that content the very next day.
It may not be in a business' best interest to damage relationships with their customer base but I remember when 3E came out in 2000 followed by 3.5E just three years later in 2003. People were upset that they just spent 100's of dollars investing in 3E only to have a new set of books come out a few years later. It would be another 5 years before 4E would come out and another 6 still before 5E and I didn't buy the subsequent editions and the brand didn't suffer for my lack of patronage. The reality is that a large business can piss off their prior customers when there is a supply of new customers which can replace the old ones. I wonder how much of the present customer base remembers the outcry of the 3.0 to 3.5 transition.
I will probably wait until 2024 before making any digital license purchases unless some news comes along to dispel uncertainty. I like the convenience of a digital license, but part of me still expects to have the longevity of a personal copy of a book when it comes to a right to access the content. I am not worried about a new
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Or just homebrew on DDB (or RPGB in your rebrand), which is what a fair number of people do now when they don't have official access to something
Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
Not to be a doomsayer because - again - we don’t know what’s going to happen yet, but Fandom isn’t going to keep DDB up if it stops being profitable. And with likely a lot fewer subscriptions and no more WotC-content for sale, I expect the site would need another revenue stream to remain profitable.
Want to start playing but don't have anyone to play with? You can try these options: [link].
I suspect that this will prove to be correct. Wizards has already licenced D&DB, and in the event that they are putting a competitor product into the marketplace that functions essentially in the same way, it would be advisable for both parties to agree a sale/merger. D&DB will have no reason (and probably no ongoing licence) to continue developing if Wizards are launching their own competitor platform, but at the same time I doubt that they have developed this far without a prolonged agreement.
I agree that at this juncture, I probably won't buy any more sourcebooks on D&DB until there is clarification about what will happen in the future.
Considering I won't be continuing on after this edition, I will most likely be cancelling my master tier when my campaign ends. Moving on to bigger and better systems.
D&D Beyond only offers its users a non-exclusive, revocable, limited right and license to access the software programs, information, and/or functionality that manifest themselves as such digital goods for non-commercial, personal entertainment purposes only, subject to your compliance with the Terms of Sale and any other relevant policies enacted by Fandom from time to time and furthermore that the purchase price or other cost of such limited licenses is not refundable, transferable or exchangeable including, without limitation, upon termination of your account, upon termination of the Terms of Sale, upon the discontinuation of the Service, or otherwise (where Service is/means anything in connection with Fandom’s websites, such as DnDBeyond.com, software applications, or other services offered by Fandom, such as D&D Beyond). The Terms of Sale are pretty explicit that THE SERVICE AND ANY ANCILLARY SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THEREON ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
In consideration of the foregoing I think it is very reasonable to be concerned as to the nature of the license under which DDB provides this Service as ostensibly the value of the license which DDB provides its customers is materially dependent upon the condition of the license which WotC/Hasbro has granted DDB. Maybe there is nothing to be concerned with if DDB has a perpetual, or perhaps very long term (20 year? 50 year?) irrevocable license which would allow them to continue to serve the 5e intellectual property. Maybe they have a short term license that expires in 5 years. Under the terms as written it seems that you could purchase the Legendary Bundle the day before they end up shutting down the Service, and through no fault of your own you could lose access to all that content the very next day.
It may not be in a business' best interest to damage relationships with their customer base but I remember when 3E came out in 2000 followed by 3.5E just three years later in 2003. People were upset that they just spent 100's of dollars investing in 3E only to have a new set of books come out a few years later. It would be another 5 years before 4E would come out and another 6 still before 5E and I didn't buy the subsequent editions and the brand didn't suffer for my lack of patronage. The reality is that a large business can piss off their prior customers when there is a supply of new customers which can replace the old ones. I wonder how much of the present customer base remembers the outcry of the 3.0 to 3.5 transition.
I will probably wait until 2024 before making any digital license purchases unless some news comes along to dispel uncertainty. I like the convenience of a digital license, but part of me still expects to have the longevity of a personal copy of a book when it comes to a right to access the content. I am not worried about a new