Re: WOTC 3D VTT team fired

On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:56:04 +0100, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

https://bsky.app/profile/darjr.bsky.social/post/3lkp653jruk2b
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So it seems WoTC launched their Sigil 3D VTT, and already has fired most
of the team developing it.
That seems odd.

Well, what need for keeping them on the payroll if the work is done?
Especially when AI can do the job just as good? All you really need to
do is keep around the C-levels responsible for hiring the next team,
right?

     [do I really need a /s ? Although given the industry, I
      do not doubt there really are people who think like that)

If I had to make a guess as to the why, it's probably because Hasbro
had already mentioned its intent to back away from software
development, but Sigil was already so long into development that they
just let it get to release first.

Sigil was also obviously intended to spur more interest in D&D Beyond
subscriptions (from what I recall, just to invite players to your
lobby you needed a Master Tier subscription) and if that didn't
happen, Hasbro may have decided the continued expense not worth it.

But it all does seem rather sudden and doesn't inspire trust in the
product; why invest in Sigil and a D&D Beyond subscription if the
product might be dead in a few months? From a player's perspective, it
would be better to invest in one of its competitors.

If Hasbro is still interested in Sigil, they really need to get their
spindoctors working, double-quick, because news like the above
combined with their continued silence does not inspire confidence.