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<blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5460421" data-attributes="member: 47839"><p>There is precedence for this at D&DXP. Last year before the release of Dark Sun they had a preview of it and the players were not allowed to take the character sheets with them and DMs were responsible for returning all the materials they were given when they were done.</p><p></p><p>I was told by one DM that the various copies had "fingerprints" in them to ID them if they were scanned in and released into the wild. If that were to happen to your copy, it would be a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>I am sure that some of the stuff that was being previewed was generated from material not locked in at the time of preparation (Heroes of Shadow is at the printer at the time of D&DXP but I will bet when the Pre-Gens were made it wasn't) and WotC has stated they don't want "beta" work reviewed and shared because it doesn't reflect the final product.</p><p></p><p>In essence you folks got the beta test experience even though the actual materials are done.</p><p></p><p>Now while I am not shocked that they controlled the character sheets, I am a bit mystified why they don't want people talking up their play experiences with the new classes and races. Word of mouth from folks outside the WotC and play test inner circle should be worth its weight in gold.</p><p></p><p>My guess there was some poor communication about what WotC wanted folks to talk about. Or, someone really did get a little too paranoid about the whole secrecy thing and they should have just not used the material in the first place.</p><p></p><p>In the age of the internet it is just silly to think that you can have that many folks play with your toys and then keep quiet. Sorry, but if you want something secret, keep it under wraps until it ships.</p><p></p><p>This is like pre-viewing a movie and then being told you can't talk about it. It runs counter to the whole point, you want buzz to move your product.</p><p></p><p>BTW, the whole they must be ashamed of their product meme is a bit ridiculous. If it was meant as satire, it fell flat. It came across as "WotC can't do anything right, so ergo, they must be hiding their incompetency."</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of reasons (not necessarily good ones) to keep things under wraps besides hiding bad workmanship.</p><p></p><p>My two coppers,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saracenus, post: 5460421, member: 47839"] There is precedence for this at D&DXP. Last year before the release of Dark Sun they had a preview of it and the players were not allowed to take the character sheets with them and DMs were responsible for returning all the materials they were given when they were done. I was told by one DM that the various copies had "fingerprints" in them to ID them if they were scanned in and released into the wild. If that were to happen to your copy, it would be a bad thing. I am sure that some of the stuff that was being previewed was generated from material not locked in at the time of preparation (Heroes of Shadow is at the printer at the time of D&DXP but I will bet when the Pre-Gens were made it wasn't) and WotC has stated they don't want "beta" work reviewed and shared because it doesn't reflect the final product. In essence you folks got the beta test experience even though the actual materials are done. Now while I am not shocked that they controlled the character sheets, I am a bit mystified why they don't want people talking up their play experiences with the new classes and races. Word of mouth from folks outside the WotC and play test inner circle should be worth its weight in gold. My guess there was some poor communication about what WotC wanted folks to talk about. Or, someone really did get a little too paranoid about the whole secrecy thing and they should have just not used the material in the first place. In the age of the internet it is just silly to think that you can have that many folks play with your toys and then keep quiet. Sorry, but if you want something secret, keep it under wraps until it ships. This is like pre-viewing a movie and then being told you can't talk about it. It runs counter to the whole point, you want buzz to move your product. BTW, the whole they must be ashamed of their product meme is a bit ridiculous. If it was meant as satire, it fell flat. It came across as "WotC can't do anything right, so ergo, they must be hiding their incompetency." There are plenty of reasons (not necessarily good ones) to keep things under wraps besides hiding bad workmanship. My two coppers, [/QUOTE]
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