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<blockquote data-quote="PinkRose" data-source="post: 5996342" data-attributes="member: 6694492"><p>I wanted to comment on a few things since I was there and I was able to talk with Mike Mearls at GenCon a few times. He's a swell gamer geek for those wondering.</p><p></p><p>Teleprompters - They were used but not for the speech. They had a "phrase" to cue the effects guys to change the slide and lights and such. So when they wanted to show the Cleric, they would say "and the cleric...". Mike mentioned that he had screwed up many times durig the 3 rehearsals so you probably saw him being nervous trying to say the right thing at the right time for the visual effect.</p><p></p><p>They said they "were prepared for the playtest to take 2 years". Not that it would. Does that mean it could take 2 years? Yes. Does it mean it could be done by GenCon 2013? Yes. Could it take 5 years? Yes, but they aren't prepared for that.</p><p></p><p>As to what to play "for the next 2 years". - Play D&D Next. You can download the whole packet of everything they were playtesting at GenCon. DM's guide, Players' guide, bestiary, character creation and the adventure.</p><p>I've been using it for my home campaign since this spring and haven't had any problems. And it's free. AND, you get to give WotC feedback so when they actual publish these rules, they are what we want. We get to help make this game for the gamers. I'm excited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PinkRose, post: 5996342, member: 6694492"] I wanted to comment on a few things since I was there and I was able to talk with Mike Mearls at GenCon a few times. He's a swell gamer geek for those wondering. Teleprompters - They were used but not for the speech. They had a "phrase" to cue the effects guys to change the slide and lights and such. So when they wanted to show the Cleric, they would say "and the cleric...". Mike mentioned that he had screwed up many times durig the 3 rehearsals so you probably saw him being nervous trying to say the right thing at the right time for the visual effect. They said they "were prepared for the playtest to take 2 years". Not that it would. Does that mean it could take 2 years? Yes. Does it mean it could be done by GenCon 2013? Yes. Could it take 5 years? Yes, but they aren't prepared for that. As to what to play "for the next 2 years". - Play D&D Next. You can download the whole packet of everything they were playtesting at GenCon. DM's guide, Players' guide, bestiary, character creation and the adventure. I've been using it for my home campaign since this spring and haven't had any problems. And it's free. AND, you get to give WotC feedback so when they actual publish these rules, they are what we want. We get to help make this game for the gamers. I'm excited. [/QUOTE]
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