Wizards of the Coast released a new community survey asking D&D players what they want from the game in 2026 — and the fan response was overwhelmingly negative, with legendary game designer Sandy Petersen, creator of Call of Cthulhu and a tabletop RPG veteran since 1974, stating publicly that nobody reads these surveys and the results don’t influence WotC’s actual decisions. The backlash reflects ongoing community frustration with WotC over the OGL controversy, sensitivity readers being confirmed for the Dark Sun revival, the handling of the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance settings under modern ideological management, and a pattern of asking for fan input while making decisions driven by corporate strategy rather than community preference. Whether WotC’s 2027 releases — including the Dark Sun Season of Survival — reverse that perception or confirm it will determine whether the survey backlash becomes a sales problem.
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