What's the future of the digital ACG look like? It sorely needs a new AP and additional characters in general. The goblin stuff just isn't cutting it.
I don't expect to see more than minor content updates. Development has all but stalled, and I suspect they may have lost a developer or two, or at least been pulled to other projects. Presumably the game was not sufficiently financially viable.
On the plus side, Play-by-Post gameplay is rising in popularity on the official forums, so that provides a new potential way to play PACG!
EDIT: More importantly, this would be something to ask on Obsidian's forums, not Paizo's. The game was developed by Obsidian, and is now distributed with the help of Asmodee, I think. I obviously don't know the details of the contract or rights shared under such a process, but I would imagine the intent and capability of continuing to develop the digital version would only occur if Obsidian chose to pursue it.
They've also made clear they do not intend to recreate any other Adventure Path in the digital game, as Obsidian has clarified in blog posts. If they ever were to recreate, say, Skull and Shackles, they'd do so in a new videogame.
Do note that official responses on Obsidian's PACG forums are very rare, but not much that can be done about that.
Yep. The digital game should have been much more profitabte, to Expect new APs.
If amosdee would pump a lot of money to the next AP. But it most likely would not make enough money to give development money back and so no profit.
But ofcourse we can hope!
I don't expect to see more than minor content updates. Development has all but stalled, and I suspect they may have lost a developer or two, or at least been pulled to other projects. Presumably the game was not sufficiently financially viable.
Undoubtedly, digital-PACG has been back-burner'd while they zoomed toward the POE2 release. It's looking quite successful, so hopefully they'll be paying the bills for a long time to come.
I was hoping it might mean something in the wind for PACG. Maybe we'll hear something from GenCon on it as other things bounce around with the "new" ACG/Crimson release.
They've also made clear they do not intend to recreate any other Adventure Path in the digital game, as Obsidian has clarified in blog posts. If they ever were to recreate, say, Skull and Shackles, they'd do so in a new videogame.
I'm fine with that, sort of. Hopefully they'll provide for, or allow, characters from the first to cross into whatever other AP products they make. As long as they keep making stuff like APs and character packs for it, I'll keep buying.