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On 1/15/2026 2:56 PM, Gottfried Neuner wrote:

On 1/15/2026 11:55 PM, Gottfried Neuner wrote:

“We shifted our structure internally and D&D moved to a full franchise
model, meaning everything: books, video games, film, and TV –
everything touching the franchise lives under one roof,” he wrote.
“The impact here cannot be overstated; this is massive for D&D and
will allow a strong, coordinated, and well-funded approach for the
franchise, and most importantly, for us, the fans.”

Ayoub followed that up with a D&D Beyond blog post outlining his
vision for D&D’s future. Rather than promising bold reveals or radical
reinvention, Ayoub focused on fundamentals: nurturing a collaborative
community and making resources like the Maps VTT easier to access.

A lot of marketing fluff that basically comes down to: management told
us to do stuff but we don't want to scare away any players.

The community seems mostly positive on 5e 2024 after the initial
knee-jerk to a new edition. The changes seem less than 1e-2e or
3e-3.5e, or even 4e to Essentials, but more than B/X to BECMI, and
barely on the 'improved' side with nearly as much 'bad changes.'

Barely any progress on the "5e is far too much work for the DM" side,
though they acknowledged it's a problem and tried to work on it Which
I'll argue 5e is the worst D&D edition in that respect. Of course that's mostly my impression from the community, as I've only actually read a
few spell updates as D&D Beyond defaults to 2024 and I didn't realize
that at first when I was updating my cleric.
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