How about a deadline to WotC?

[Fifth Element]

If anecdotal evidence were unimportant there would not exist politics.

One can dream, can't one?

 

[DaveMage]

I'm desperate for Monster Manuals with fluff...

You do not need a revised GSL for that.

I think Goodman Games has you covered there.

 

[catsclaw227]

Quite honestly, I see a fair amount of 3pp stuff coming out, just check out this link at RPGNow. And this is just PDF stuff.

If I am not mistaken, some of these smaller new 3PPs are just guys in the biz that started a new business for this purpose. Isn't OneBadEgg just a collection of guys around the industry? I mean, their team is behind Fate and Spirit of the Century, Indie Press Revolution, and even EnWorld's CamBanks (of Dragonlance fame) is doing stuff for them.

There's some neat stuff out there. Goodman, Mongoose, XRP...

 

[xechnao]

I'm not sure in the business world "not done yet" equates to "doesn't care about."

Anecdote time:

I have a lot of stuff on my plate at work. I can't get through it all in a given day/week/month so I need to prioritize. It's ALL important to my company, and needs to get done, but certain things take precidence.

Oh come on. If the public license was important enough they would have done it allready. It is not something that needs months of R&D and that many resources Wotc cant afford.

 

[Oldtimer]

I am in Europe on business all next week and hope to have some plane and train time to finish what I need to so it can be done before I go on the winter break.

If you happen to go through the west of Sweden on that trip, I'll be happy to buy you a beer or two.

 

[cangrejoide]

Hmm I think I'm confused, wasn't the GSL already out?

Hmm this page seems to confirm there are 3pp already producing books for 4E:

4E 3rd Party Publishers - ENWiki

Oh you meant viable?

Well I don't see the current one unviable as there are already 3pp producing stuff for it. 41 in total.

So what exactly do you want to demand from WOTC?

 

[hexgrid]

Oh come on. If the public license was important enough they would have done it allready. It is not something that needs months of R&D and that many resources Wotc cant afford.

Right. The revised GSL isn't -compared to the other stuff Scott is working on- important enough. That's pretty much what he said.

 

[Scribble]

Oh come on. If the public license was important enough they would have done it allready. It is not something that needs months of R&D and that many resources Wotc cant afford.

1. A client calls me and asks me to order them some extra flyers because they're getting low.

2. An issue pops up in my inbox concerning a member not getting his benefits paid properly/on time enough times for him to go to his benefits department to complain and therefore have it sent to me and not customer service. It comes in through a system that has a garaunteed turnaround time.

Guess which one gets prioritized as needs to be done first? I'll give you a hint... the second one.

Both issues are important to me/my company/ our clients, but issue two is much more pressing and needs my attention right away.

 

[Fifth Element]

Oh come on. If the public license was important enough they would have done it allready. It is not something that needs months of R&D and that many resources Wotc cant afford.

Sure, if they just wanted to throw resources at it until it's done they could do that. Is that cost efficient? Likely not.

Mr. Rouse has already explained that the responsibility is his to get it done, and that there are several things he has to do first.

WotC may not "care" as much as you do about getting the revised GSL done right away. Don't make the mistake of assuming they don't care at all. It's a pretty simplistic view of business operations to just say "get it done already".

 

[xechnao]

Right. The revised GSL isn't -compared to the other stuff Scott is working on- important enough. That's pretty much what he said.

And compared to what everyone else at Wotc is doing. Which means not important enough for Wotc.