I actually really loved Sigil and used it in my campaign. Far from perfect but I saw the vision and with a little time and effort it could have revolutionized how we use maps. 

Let’s release an actually adventure module now that we’re done with this. Focus your attention and crew on what the fans actually need, not another odd digital bits and bobs monetization hack. 

I get it. Thanks for trying. My hope is that this pours more fuel on to Maps. 

I could smell the microtransactions coming from a mile away with Sigil. That's for sure. 

Technology in ttrpg is an inevitability. I still prefer paper pen and hand drawn maps but I'm not the target demographic. However maintaining the spirit is important and Sigil didn't have that. It strayed off the beaten path too much for my liking.  

I quite enjoy Maps and Owlbear Rodeo though. Much to my surprise. 

This is getting pretty sad guys. You guys own dnd, you have an insane amount of resources at your disposal and yet, you can't make a passable VTT. Maps is a less workable version than Owlbear rodeo. Sigil was a less working version than Talespire. you have platforms like Foundry VTT and Roll 20 who are making incredibly useful VTTs. One More Multiverse making a pixel isometric virtual tabletop that works incredible and is insanely charming. All of these developers are small teams with barely any resources. WOTC and HASBRO can't put together a slightly useable VTT. ya'll should be ashamed that you're this bad at making money.

Well, this sucks. Hope master subscription gets something good in replacement.

I'm loath to read all these "pithy" one-liners from fellow gamers branding their disapproval of Sigil being dumped in the bin.  1) stop being petulant. 2) Focus on the Big Picture.

The Big Picture: The pull back from Sigil as a company, WotC you're giving up developing an "evergreen" revenue stream.  This leaves your past strategy of...?

Content or Rebranding.  (it's almost rhetorical... it's rebranding)

Considering the track record of DnD over the decades I am fully expecting a New  and Improved  version of DnD to come up in about 6-7 years to try and force the gaming community to re-buy books.  That's a horrible strategy WotC; you are coming to the end of the GoodWill we will grant.  As a pro-gm I already get folks that don't want to use DnDBeyond for character record keeping and prefer to keep it on Roll20 (or Foundry, Demiplane) or just on their own (So nix or strangle that source of revenue).  So WotC has a plan for putting out NEW adventures and campaign settings that will expand the universe of playability for Players & GMs?  I worry it will just be rebranding of older content... which won't cut the mustard; as you are now competing with shiny new systems that have years of playtesting to build from which has helped them evolve and innovate, ie: Daggerheart, DC20, Draw Steel.  Even ancient-great-wyrm-gamers can find amazing new OG-style content in Hyperborea, or materials published by Black Blade Publishing, and others... In my almost 40 years of playing DnD and being a loyal player/gm I find this lack of investing in your companies future questionable and short-sided.  

You should rethink your projected suicide.

End of line.

MAPS will still work, but not the 3D virtual tabletop. So there's still a great VTT attached to DnDBeyond.

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So....no more mal system tied directly into d&d beyond? 

 

 

That was the main reason I kept my master tier.

 

First you take away the ability to purchase individual items...now this....why am I spending money on this service again????

 It is just the 3D virtual table that is going, their 2D maps program is staying mate. 

I think that DND isn't/wasn't intended to be in a digital form, yeah I get the appeal, but generally, I think this is for the better.

D&D Beyond Maps is far superior in every way... so please continue to refine and work on that.  Not going to be sad seeing Sigil go.

sucks to see However not surprising

Sigil was a heavy program to run on most PC, too much for a few players of mine.
It also seemed to suffer from, not a clear vision of the end goal.
 

Have you considered open sourcing what you've done so far so that the community can pick up where you left off?

That stinks. This was one of the main reasons I even come here.

Well, I for one am glad you closed it, rather than just stopping and leaving it in beta like you do for everything else.

I come not to praise sigil but to bury it. 

D&D is not a video game. Trying to turn it into DIY baldur's gate was a colossal mistake. 

Thank you. Please now focus on making Maps the best it can be.

Thanks for the credit! A generous decision. The tool has some good ideas, but it wasn't ready and likely much more difficult than realized. 

Reallocate those funds/time to the Encounter Builder. These is no reason it should still be in a BETA and NOT able to properly support 2024 rules/calculations. And no, Maps VTT is NOT a substitute because it has a less-than-mediocre tracker/encounter builder.