Just wanted to drop this in here, and if it's already been threaded somewhere I apologize.

I would like to say thank you to the DND Beyond Team. At a time when we needed a tool, you provided us one.

At the same time, I would like to thank the D&D writers, creators and developers. The system was good. It's not perfect, and I am being perfectly honest, had large gaping flaws. But you can tell it was a labor of love for the most part. Some of the content recently published probably shouldn't have been remade or retreaded, and you could have gone with better, original material, but that's beside the point.

Many, if not all of you, do this work as a job. But I also would like to think this kind of creative job also involves love of the game. And in the midst of the nuclear firestorm that's going on, I recognize having worked in corporations, that you likely did not have a say in all the events of the past few weeks. Sometimes, you're just simply in the right place at the wrong time. Or the other way around.

But I strongly feel that you, the folks who have actually built our tools, our books, deserve to hear this at least. Thank you. For the things you have given us, both the good and the not-so perfect. Thank you.

I absolutely agree.

I would even go further:

I do not hate big corporations. I do not hate investment. I love the game, i love the creative work in there and all the people who contributed to make us this great products, both DND itself and dnd beyond.

I spent hundreds of dollars for a good reason: I enjoy it and because of that, the people behind all this great stuff deserve to earn something for it.

I also like investment and big corporations. Give the people who can bring me enjoyment the dollars they need to do big stuff. I want movies, i want merch, i want creative workers not having problems feeding their families and i want that big AAA stamp on the products i cherish. Thats not the problem. 

I want to keep what DND is right now and for that I fight. These last bad decisions are the decisions of misinformed corporate shills not playing DND, maybe not even playing any kind of thing. This is not their world and they talk exactly one language: Money.

And i tell them in their language: I dislike what you are trying to do and i am not your wallet if you go with that. 
If they truly back up and let the people who can do this job DO THEIR JOB, i tell them in their language that they are a good boy, but only then. Unfortunately this suits sometimes are not as smart as they believe they are and take good people with them to the ground. I hope that doesn't happen.

I am happy to third that sentiment 

I agree. While I think WotC upper management are bad actors who deserve to lose their job and never work in the RPG industry again, I appreciate that the designers and writers have given us a lot of good material to use.  I wish all of them the best, either with WotC or at other companies.  I hope WotC survives this by throwing the current management overboard, acknowledging their mistakes, and listening to their customers.  If not, I hope the designers and writers move on to companies that still enjoy the community's trust, and where their creativity and skill can once again contribute in a positive way.

Hear, hear.

2022 wasn't a great year for D&D, but overall it's been a good run.  Thanks. 

Here's hoping things look up soon.

Well said. The employees and workers who help make this wonderful game easier + better to play deserve nothing but appreciation and love.

Even if you are mad at Wizards over the OGL fiasco, the people who make the company run on a day to day basis aren't responsible for that.

Yea, I'd specifically like to thank Ray Winninger for his years at WoTC and... oh wait. nm