kalani
First Post
For clarification: The certs given out by Mike Mearles were given out at Winter Fantasy to those who participated in his DDAO adventure. DDAO adventures have unique rewards determined by the author. It appears however, that in this instance at least - MM did not discuss such a game-changing reward with the admins prior to including it in his adventure (a magic item is one thing, but setting a precedent is something that IMHO should have been discussed, at least to the point where the admins knew what to expect so that there were no surprises).
This particular reward however caught us by surprise. All the other DDAO rewards to date granted cool magic items, mounts, and the like. I don't even think any of the other DDAO adventures granted access to DMG classes, let alone UA material.
Unfortunately, we RCs don't know what rewards are contained in the DDAO adventures - and seeing how this particular reward offered something that had never been given before, we had no idea that this was even a thing until the conversation yesterday. I can honestly say however, that on one hand I am glad that we have proof that this is not a rumor. On the other, I am personally unhappy that MM would add something like this without consulting with the admins first (as even they were unaware of this reward until it came up).
This particular reward however caught us by surprise. All the other DDAO rewards to date granted cool magic items, mounts, and the like. I don't even think any of the other DDAO adventures granted access to DMG classes, let alone UA material.
Unfortunately, we RCs don't know what rewards are contained in the DDAO adventures - and seeing how this particular reward offered something that had never been given before, we had no idea that this was even a thing until the conversation yesterday. I can honestly say however, that on one hand I am glad that we have proof that this is not a rumor. On the other, I am personally unhappy that MM would add something like this without consulting with the admins first (as even they were unaware of this reward until it came up).