tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post3446913124404768183..comments2024-01-28T20:15:30.773-05:00Comments on The Core Mechanic: D&D Insider Delayed Again - I CALL VAPORWARE!!!Jonathan Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-70420630041863658102008-09-21T07:49:00.000-04:002008-09-21T07:49:00.000-04:00Hey all! thanks for the comments! Well, in light o...Hey all! thanks for the comments! Well, in light of the <A HREF="http://thecoremechanic.blogspot.com/2008/09/hero-forge-tools-for-4th-edition-in.html" REL="nofollow">HEROFORGE</A> software - currently in BETA - its a moot point. I expect/hope that HEROFORGE blows the DDI out of the water. Look at what a community developed product can do - its already ahead of what WotC has released.Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-87749565660339814702008-09-21T00:14:00.000-04:002008-09-21T00:14:00.000-04:00WOTC's performance to date with any digital initia...WOTC's performance to date with any digital initiative is truly pathetic. I have to agree with the statements above. Until all of the features are up and running and I mean FULLY up and running. Not "almost there" then no one should pay for it. I guarantee that the market will send a stronger message than anything else. Just look at their reaction to the GSL. The market rejected it like cancer and now it is under revision. Power to the people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-46925125467864476952008-09-19T12:32:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:32:00.000-04:00It's easy....dont subscribe until all promised fea...It's easy....dont subscribe until all promised features are in. Trust me when I tell you that voting with your pocketbook always works...always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-42617026828490526512008-09-19T11:38:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:38:00.000-04:00I think Wizards has too much invested for DDI not ...<I>I think Wizards has too much invested for DDI not to see the light of day. </I><BR/><BR/>Sometimes the smartest thing is to pull the plug, even if it hurts. Games Workshop spent millions on their version of Warhammer Online before killing it and giving the rights to Mythic. What they realized was this wasn't what they were good at and it was a money sink. I think some of the grown ups at Hasbro should have a look and step in here as well.<BR/><BR/>There are already good online character tools, online map tools and character visualizers from what I have seen Wizards is bringing nothing new to the party and charging a lot for it. Madness. If I were at Hasbro watching this I would asking some very hard questions about now.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187063712915310505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-41801811510117675822008-09-19T11:29:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:29:00.000-04:00I think Wizards has too much invested for DDI not ...I think Wizards has too much invested for DDI not to see the light of day. Not that I ever see myself subscribing. Of course, it could go the way of that character generator that could be found in the back of those old 3.0 books...<BR/><BR/>I think it is an excellent opportunity for an enterprising company to develop their own compatible, un-infringing 3D table top software. Too bad I don't have more time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-71704600137847919602008-09-19T11:20:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:20:00.000-04:00Alot of people seem happy to subscribe just for th...Alot of people seem happy to subscribe just for the magazines. It's still appears to be at the affordable level. <BR/><BR/>I agree that it's a really dramatic difference from what was initially planned and what is the situation now for DDI, but this isn't the first time that WoTC dropped the ball.Questing GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498040036123327415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-73314865151873796102008-09-19T10:43:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:43:00.000-04:00You'd think they'd have their stuff togeth...You'd think they'd have their stuff together before they announced it, but nope. And what's worse is that they know how many people will still pay for D&DI regardless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-90436006314933871692008-09-19T10:20:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:20:00.000-04:00I hear you and I also call Shananigans on WotC. 4e...I hear you and I also call Shananigans on WotC. 4e has been in development for what...at least 2-3 years and they couldn't get it together before release!<BR/>This whole DDI thing was poorly planned, and poorly executed. Just an all around bad idea for them to attempt. <BR/>The idea was good, just not for them.Geek Gazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041253917215490424noreply@blogger.com