WotC Anybody a little worried about how useful their paid VTT library will be in a year+?

[bostonmyk]

Hi All

Is anybody else looking at their existing WOTC materials in R20 and wondering-maybe dreading- its usefulness in the next year or two? Guild linkage is encouraging but I haven't seen much from either company on this. It is a little alarming and definitely makes me think twice about buying anything through the R20 store. Anybody see anything through the murk?

Mike- Eggs-in-1-basket guy.

 

[CleverNickName]

Nah. My library isn't going anywhere.

The questions raised by the new OGL have more to do with whether or not the next edition will be available on my current VTT platform. And that's really only a concern if I want to switch to the next edition (and want it so much that I'm willing to also change VTT platforms.)

 

[Retreater]

I'm not worried. Even if (big "if") it goes away, I feel I got my money's worth out of it from all the games I ran. I try to not collect things on VTT that I don't plan on using in a game soon. (PDFs and physical are a different story.)

 

[Stormonu]

on the VTT side, no.

I am a little concerned when the reissued books come out what will be changed with Beyond pricing and access to what I've purchased as far as character building goes. That they kept access to legacy content in Volo's & Mord's has me hopeful I'll still be able to access/run/update my PCs stored there.

At worst, it's back to paper, or maybe spreadsheets. Won't have an impact on VTT, though.

 

[Clint_L]

I'm a little worried that the WotC VTT will be so good and easy to use that I will be less and less inclined to use my physical miniatures and terrain. And I have a LOT invested in those.

It's not an idle fear: this already happened when I went from primarily 2d terrain to 3d terrain, and hundreds of dollars of 2d stuff got donated to my D&D Club. Now I am into 3d terrain for exponentially more dollars.

 

[cbwjm]

From the FAQ on dndbeyond, it sounds like anyone with a custom agreement with WotC already in place will be able to keep chugging along without issue, so things should be fine with roll20.

 

[tetrasodium]

No, I don't use roll20

 

[Steel_Wind]

Hi All

Is anybody else looking at their existing WOTC materials in R20 and wondering-maybe dreading- its usefulness in the next year or two? Guild linkage is encouraging but I haven't seen much from either company on this. It is a little alarming and definitely makes me think twice about buying anything through the R20 store. Anybody see anything through the murk?

Mike- Eggs-in-1-basket guy.

Nope. I have never paid a nickel towards VTT specific rules. I run Foundry (prior to that, it was D20 Pro).
These are comments not directed at "VTT libraries", but to Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

From the FAQ on dndbeyond, it sounds like anyone with a custom agreement with WotC already in place will be able to keep chugging along without issue, so things should be fine with roll20.

For the current edition. There's no particular indication either way as to whether 1D&D will go on to Roll20/FG.

 

[cbwjm]

For the current edition. There's no particular indication either way as to whether 1D&D will go on to Roll20/FG.

From the FAQ, it sounds like it isn't going to be an issue. Sure, we'll have to wait and see, but I think people are worried over nothing.