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#1 Storyteller-Zero Feb 02, 2015 16:30:57	It seems that DnD 5th edition is going with the following from what I've been able to gather. Tell me if any of this is wrong. Please share info if you have it.   ✦ Sparser, more spread out release schedule   ✦ Supplemental player crunch for free online   ✦ Offer Basic Rules online to reduce the cost in time and money for groups to have every member up to snuff on how to play   ✦ Sell adventures that are set in popular settings   ✦ License the rights to the Dungeons and Dragons movie to a major studio in hopes that they'll make the very first GOOD movie for the DnD Trademark   Some thoughts:   Personally, I think that it would have been better to put out free adventures and sell player splatbooks on a regular basis since players are a larger market than DMs, and not all groups are willing to share the cost of published adventures.   Why free adventures? This would lighten the load on DMs since the amount of time and devotion that it takes to prepare a quality adventure or campaign can be a turn off for a lot of people who might otherwise make very good DMs. I mean YES anyone could make an adventure for a session on the fly, but it can take a lot of effort to organize (on a consistent basis) a gaming experience that makes players come back for more. People have jobs, school, familial obligations, etc. so the more time they can save by having readily available material, the more likely a greater number of new DMs will emerge along with new groups.   I remember that LFR (Living Forgotten Realms) was a really great way to get into DnD in my local community. Adventures were freely downloadable as PDFs and a lot of them were posted on the official website. People could pick up a requested adventure or make up their own using the MYRE (custom) rules. I believe that the current regime of organized play (Adventurers League) could use a stronger push to get customers to join or at least try it out. The AL is still young so I have high hopes for it.   Also, does anyone know if Dragon and Dungeon might come out of hiatus, or are they confirmed to be permanently out of the running?
#2 arderkrag Feb 02, 2015 16:53:29	I support the slower schedule. Splatbook overload needs to stay dead.
#3 edwin_su Feb 02, 2015 17:00:14	arderkrag wrote:
#4 Eberronknight Feb 02, 2015 18:35:11	arderkrag wrote:
#5 Storyteller-Zero Feb 02, 2015 20:43:45	If adding splatbooks or whatnot is not on the table, what about an increased presence between the developers and the players?   Like for example an official YouTube channel dedicated to demonstrating various aspects of the game or tutoring new players on how to run tables or construct campaigns.   How about a series where celebrities are invited to play a 1-shot game? Something like what Jon Favreau did with "Dinner for Five".
#6 Enevhar_Aldarion Feb 03, 2015 14:28:43	Storyteller-Zero wrote:
(Reply to #6) Storyteller-Zero	Enevhar_Aldarion wrote:
(Reply to #7) caecafortuna	Storyteller-Zero wrote:
#9 joeburgos Feb 03, 2015 21:25:51	I don't need that from Wizards, there are some excellent fan created 'how to' videos on YouTube. What Wzards should focus on is player/DM content. Us fans can do the rest. 5e makes it MY D& D, not theirs :-)
#10 strider13x Feb 04, 2015 5:17:17	I agree about more adventures but disagree on splatbooks. As a DM I find it distasteful when a player has a book that I am not familiar with. You get back to a "player entitlement" feel which cause less folks to want to DM in the first place. Also spells allow for so many variation on a character that additional classes are mostly unnecessary. Take the Ranger, people speculate that the class is underpowered but in actual play the spells make for a nature mystic feel OR a grizzled outdoorsman feel depending on spell selection. Wizard (Artificer) has gotten grief on these forums but I see huge potential based on spell availability alone.   Less splat, more fat!