D&D (2024) D&D 5.11 - the time of big change is over

[Azzy]

Any idea on when the next playtest packet is unleashed?

 

[codo]

Those are (mostly) good points. I work primarily with European publishers, who do their printing locally (for them), and am used to the 'wait three months for the cargo ship to make it across the Pond' part of the process. Printing domestically for a mostly domestic distribution makes sense.

And, yes, you're likely right on intended timing – they'll want books in customers' hands before they head to college. But, of course, some part of that three month process must be getting into distributors' warehouses, then into game stores. Three months to print, bind, distribute, and merchandise the books seems very tight to me, and I wonder if there's some (intentional?) obfuscation of the process. Maybe it is three months from bindery being done until it is on the FLGS shelf?

I am just repeating what the designers said. I don't have any more info than you do, but what would be the benefit for them to lie, or try to obfuscate it? What possible reason would they have to deceive players about the length of time it takes to print the books?

 

[Parmandur]

Those are (mostly) good points. I work primarily with European publishers, who do their printing locally (for them), and am used to the 'wait three months for the cargo ship to make it across the Pond' part of the process. Printing domestically for a mostly domestic distribution makes sense.

And, yes, you're likely right on intended timing – they'll want books in customers' hands before they head to college. But, of course, some part of that three month process must be getting into distributors' warehouses, then into game stores. Three months to print, bind, distribute, and merchandise the books seems very tight to me, and I wonder if there's some (intentional?) obfuscation of the process. Maybe it is three months from bindery being done until it is on the FLGS shelf?

What we can say for sure: in August 2018, WotC dropped the Races of Ravnica Unearthed Arcana, and made changes based on the feedback in time to make it to print for November 2018. And at other times, WotC have verified that 3 month final print file to store shelves timeline, though that's the latest they've pushed any UA that made an impact on a book, Crawford said on stream that the feedback was kep to the very last possible second (because they didnwant people to find out about the Magic Setting book early).

 

[Parmandur]

Any idea on when the next playtest packet is unleashed?

Based on the prior 5 packets, next week or so. They haven't promised anything, but I expect it next week based on precedent timing.

 

[Stalker0]

I work primarily with European publishers, who do their printing locally (for them), and am used to the 'wait three months for the cargo ship to make it across the Pond' part of the process. Printing domestically for a mostly domestic distribution makes sense.

We shouldn't forget though that wotc has said their print orders are so large it can't be done in a single order. So they need extra time to get everything ready.

 

[HammerMan]

Any idea on when the next playtest packet is unleashed?

Most likely not until july

 

[Remathilis]

I'm pretty sure we're going to see a video from Todd and Jeremy this week foreshadowing the next packet in greater detail. If we don't see the packet this week, it won't be until mid July.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm pretty sure we're going to see a video from Todd and Jeremy this week foreshadowing the next packet in greater detail. If we don't see the packet this week, it won't be until mid July.

A week from Monday is two months since Packet 5: next two weeks is the window for packet 6.

 

[HammerMan]

I'm pretty sure we're going to see a video from Todd and Jeremy this week foreshadowing the next packet in greater detail. If we don't see the packet this week, it won't be until mid July.

Why this week or mid July? What is off about late June and early July? (I personally am hopeing for first week of July).

 

[Remathilis]

Why this week or mid July? What is off about late June and early July? (I personally am hopeing for first week of July).

Fourth of July will hit and they aren't going to release it around a major vacation holiday in the USA.