Insider: Character Visualizer canceled?

[NMcCoy]

Seems there's been a recent change to the Insider page, and now there's no mention of the visualizer. Is this, in combination with the recent survey suggesting a refocusing of priorities, a sign that the visualizer's been canned?

 

[Quien]

The game table is no longer mentioned as well.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

so are you just guessing here then...

 

[Umbran]

The survey still seems to be open - if you're going to pay for research, you'd normally wait until your data was in, and then allow for analysis, before you changed your priorities. And you normally don't start changing your message until you know the new set of priorities.

Not proof of anything, of course...

 

[tylerthehobo]

That's a drag... Wonder how long until they convert the remaining stuff to two magazines, one geared towards players and one geared towards DMs, and sell them in book stores and gaming shops and...oh...right...

 

[MerricB]

so are you just guessing here then...

Digital Insider #20

After that… well, we’re working on that. We had grand plans and we were overly ambitious in what could actually be accomplished in the time we had. We don’t want to overextend or overpromise anymore. We’re going to finish the D&D Character Builder, then take stock of where we are and what we can and should concentrate on next. Things are in the works, and I look forward to the day when the whole grand plan comes together. But we’ll be more realistic in our goals and timelines moving forward. I’ll talk more about this in the weeks and months ahead, both here and in Digital Insider.

Also in Ampersand.

Cheers!

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

I REALLY hope they don't ditch the Game Table. The Visualizer sounded cool, but I really only cared about it as far as having a custom mini for the Virtual Game Table.

I'd be really surprised to hear that the Game Table is getting scrapped based on the feedback. From what I've seen, the Game Table was easily the most anticipated product after the Character Builder.

Dear WOTC,
Please don't let the Game Table die.
-Ash

 

[Mark]

iCon 2009 is coming again in April - Four Ugly Monsters. VTTs can be tried out there.

 

[Shemeska]

Well, as I recall they were planning on a redesign of the website. If they've taken down all mention of the Visualizer and Game Table (which had already been somewhat marginalized) then it's probably fairly indicative of the direction that WotC is going.

*shakes the Magic 8-Ball*

Signs point to WotC cancelling them both, or at the very least removing mention of them for a future cancellation.

 

[Dire Bare]

Seems there's been a recent change to the Insider page, and now there's no mention of the visualizer. Is this, in combination with the recent survey suggesting a refocusing of priorities, a sign that the visualizer's been canned?

The Visualizer is kinda useless without the Gametable. I doubt, however, that the Visualizer and Gametable have been cancelled. A lot of work has gone into both and they are close to being beta-ready, as people have played around with workable versions at various cons.

I think what the website changes and vague references in the various news columns mean is that WotC is going to take their time and try to get things right. I'm sure we'll see these apps eventually, hopefully by the end of this year. But WotC doesn't want people getting angsty about why the "Gametable" button on the website has led to a placeholder for so long.

Of course, who knows? If WotC decides to cancel the applications, they probably won't tell us at all . . . other than perhaps some friendly WotC employee on the boards might let it slip. If they still plan on delivering these apps, we won't know for sure until not only have their plans solidified, but the apps are much closer to beta . . . whenever that is.