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As a hardcore roll20 hater, I'm not too happy about this. Hopefully this at least makes R20 better and demiplane won't just be killed off in 6 months.

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

That’s no reason to hate anything. You just mentioned there are alternatives, just switch to them.

P.S. I am very skeptic of any claim that any TTRPG product making money have over first these days. Especially one with a functional free tier.

[–] TheOneWithTheHair@ttrpg.network 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Source: https://blog.roll20.net/posts/roll20-has-acquired-demiplane/?_hsmi=310100938

"We’re excited to announce that Roll20 has acquired Demiplane, the best-in-class character-building solution for tabletop roleplaying games! Demiplane joins a growing suite of TTRPG (tabletop roleplaying game) offerings from Roll20 that include Roll20 Tabletop, DriveThruRPG, and Dungeon Scrawl."

I suppose "hand over fist" is a subjective term, but you don't acquire companies for free.

DriveThruRPG (which merged with Roll20 in 2022) according to https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/roll20-buys-demiplane

Roll20's making some cash to keep their payroll* and purchase other companies.

*the business running

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s pretty common to include a stake (ie stocks) in the purchase tender of companies. Sometimes very little actual money is exchanged. They agree on what each company is worth and the owners of the bought business end up with an equivalent stake in the remaining company.

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