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D&D leaders leave WOTC! Why did 5.5e (2024 edition) fail? (Rules Lawyer)

The sudden departure of 3 of D&D's leads right after the 3D virtual tabletop was shuttered, further indicates that D&D 5.5e has not gone well for Hasbro. A number of channels have covered how D&D 5.5e has underperformed; in this video I try to answer the question "WHY?" 0:00 Intro 3:03 D&D 5.5e has underperformed 9:47 Quiet sea change away from D&D 15:20 The OGL Plan failed 24:05 Staffing/morale crisis 28:10 5.5e made for economic, not game considerations 33:02 Unserious design process without a playtest 41:23 Mid-playtest retreat 44:25 The biggest irony 49:03 Final Thoughts 51:03 The Prophecy of Swen Vincke Rules Lawyer playlist: "My videos on Hasbro/WOTC, OGL":    • Rules Lawyer videos on Hasbro/WOTC, O...   Rules Lawyer playlist: "'Lawyer's Critique' on the 5.5e "playtest" documents, surveys":    • "Lawyer's Critique" series on D&D 5.5...   OTHER LINKS: Roll for Combat: "What Is WOTC Cancelling After the Sigil VTT?"    • What is WoTC Cancelling After the Sig...   Dungeons & Discourse: "The D&D 2024 Scandal Is Worse than the LEAKS" (Mar. 7, 2025):    • The D&D 2024 Scandal Is Worse Than Th...   Dungeon Dudes: "Five Rules to Steal from 5e 2024":    • Five Rules to Steal from 5e 2024.   Dungeon Dudes: "Five Reasons to Stick with the 2024 rules":    • Five Reasons to Stick with the 2014 r...   Dungeons & Discourse: "The Online Disaster That Almost Killed Dungeons & Dragons" (Feb. 24, 2023):    • The Online Disaster That Almost Kille...   OldeGreybeard's "D&D 4e had an Epic VTT Fail Long Before Project Sigil":    • D&D 4e Had an Epic VTT Fail Long Befo...   Geekwire: "Hasbro laying off Wizards of the Coast staff is baffling -- and could lead to a brain drain" (Dec. 14, 2023): https://www.geekwire.com/2023/hasbro-... The Rules Lawyer: "D&D 5.5e (2024) disregards DMs, martial/caster divide, WOTC job posting for making AI DMs":    • D&D 5.5e (2024) disregards DMs, marti...   Post with link to old WOTC articles from 2012-13 on designing 5.0e: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questio... DM Lair's "“WOTC’s ‘Apology Tour #2’ ft. Roll for Combat’s Stephen Glicker and Mark Seifter" (discussion of D&D Beyond sale at 51m25s): https://www.youtube.com/live/OKQOhnHO... The Rules Lawyer: "We're entering a NEW Golden Age of Tabletop RPGs":    • We're entering a NEW Golden Age of Ta...   Roll for Combat: "Are Tariffs Going to Destroy the Game Industry?":    • Are Tariffs Going to Destroy the Game...   ============================= LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! I'm a lawyer who teaches and runs tabletop RPGs (Pathfinder, D&D, Starfinder) for kids, teens, and adults, and making videos related to TTRPGs and board games. JOIN MY DISCORD to chat with our community and/or try our drop-in PF2e play system!   / discord   SUPPORT MY PATREON for early access to many of my videos and access to exclusive content, and to support me! I do unpaid public-interest legal work and rely on the Patreon and private GMing.   / theruleslawyer   For PF2E actual plays, SUBSCRIBE to my other channel, "RULES LAWYER DISCORD COMMUNITY CHANNEL":    / @theruleslawyerliveplay   Follow me on BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/ruleslawyer.... I have a policy of not taking sponsorships. I appreciate all the offers, but I will not accept them! Check out my channel on popular media (TV, movies, music), RONALD OFF THE RECORD!    / @ronaldofftherecord