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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok, so looking into it, WOTC owns the D&D license, which Larian Games had to licence. So, yes it indirectly supports WOTC. They don't own a stake in the game studio, and therefore aren't directly getting revenue from this games sales. They have already received the licencing fees they would be getting for this game. It does however help WOTC since they aren't developing their own 6th edition games currently and keeps D&D relevant so in that way it does support them.

Personally I would find that a morally grey area, and will pirate the game to see if I will buy it on sale.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is it morally grey? What factors makes it potentially unethical to buy a game from Larian? I don't see an angle that wouldn't immediately imply that it's unethical to buy essentially any large company.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

It's the keeping D&D as a main part of the hive mind. I love D&D. Have played the first 3 editions. That being said, there are a ton more games out there, and it would be nice to watch D&D "die" again for a few years. See if WOTC is about to pull a TSR

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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