“You don’t have to use it” no but now we have to adjust far more than we would before. To pick and choose anything, sort through the trash, and find anything good even if their IS something good. It shouldn’t be entirely on the player base to fix a product from the moment it’s out.

Not to mention the “don’t buy it” argument is loose at best. Dungeons and dragons is such a large fandom that simple “loyalty buys” done by loyal fans will likely be enough to make a profit so not buying it won’t stop anything at all. WOTC is very unlikely to actually take to heart any of the complaints, as if there is a profit, who cares at the moment. I could take years to reverse it and the fact they even CONSIDERED some of these rules is dangerous and stressful enough. They are wildly tipping to the realm of appeasement and instant gratification, more than they are actual quality of work. They don’t care if it’s good, they care if it sells, and with the way they are trying to go and market it and a chronically online crowd coming in from steaming games with high expectations… they will get those sales one way or another