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    Mozilla Firefox, Windows, and D&D

    Actually Mozilla adopted a new schedule before Firefox 4. They're aiming for quarterly releases now. Firefox 6 and 7 are also planned for 2011.
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    Scott Thorne, a retailer, comments on recent events

    I actually laughed out loud at this.
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    D&D Insider - how many subscriptions? (and speculation on profitability)

    It probably is. That's one theory behind the recent print book cancellations and Slavicsek's comment that "we plan to deliver just as much great content for players this year through other formats, including board games, accessories, and digital offerings." They may be diverting this content...
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    D&D Insider - how many subscriptions? (and speculation on profitability)

    I know many DDI subscribers. None of them has ever used the WotC forums (or the ENWorld forums, or the RPGnet forums, etc. Most gamers don't go in for the cesspool of online forums). I have a very hard time believing that the 45,000 figure represents more than half of actual users. My guess...
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    WotC, really? No...really? You can't maintain a publishing schedule?

    Well, first, sure it is. Journalists don't have to worry about balanced mechanics or playtesting. Hell, for the bulk of their work, they don't even have to worry about research or fact-checking. They just run with whatever comes over the wire. But second, and more importantly, news agencies...
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    Most Played FRPG of 2010

    That's because your browser saved your vote in a cookie. If you delete the cookie you can refresh the page over and over again and get a new vote every time. Paizo linking the poll from Facebook is an equally plausible explanation for the skewed results though. The D&D page has just under 50x...
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    Do you DDI?

    Beat me to it. The actual number of subscribers is most likely somewhere between double and quintuple the number of group members. I don't know a single subscriber who has a forum account there, or for that matter here or at RPGnet.
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    The Legality and Difficulties in Harvesting Compendium Data (Hypothetical)

    Using software in violation of its terms is basically always copyright infringement because of how computers work. See MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc et al.
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    Dancey v. Mearls?

    (Psst. Round are worth 10 points each.)
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    Dancey v. Mearls?

    Premature how? He's an executive at CCP. CCP owns White Wolf. His comments were a plan of action, not a prediction. edit: I'm aware he hadn't been hired yet at the time he posted, but Dancey has a history of behind-the-scenes involvement before making business moves. The GAMA board debacle was...
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    Dancey v. Mearls?

    The CMO of the parent company of one of WotC's biggest competitors posted several screeds about how D&D is failing (because, you know, the PHB2 sold through its initial print run, which is clearly terribad and not at all what the PHB1 did), and how the real future of tabletop RPGs just happens...
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    Alexander Macris ruined everything

    He's the CEO of Themis Media, which owns The Escapist. I think it's great that someone in his position is such a big fan of tabletop gaming. Yes, he was wrong about 4e not being as successful as 3e, but he actually has a pretty good excuse: the internet is flooded with misguided speculation and...
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    Pathfinder 1E If Paizo can, why can't Wizards of the Coast?

    Er, no, part of disagreeing with the point is disputing its validity. And since Wicht's post is a hyperbolic exercise in question-begging, you shouldn't be surprised at anyone for taking issue with it.
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    Hackmaster won an ORIGINS award in 2001

    You bawww, you lose.
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    Gamma World Box Set Sneak Peak on I09.com

    Pretty much every RPG ever has had "expansion packs that add on to a characters abilities."
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    Do Awards affect your Shopping habits?

    I look at the Diana Jones Award short list.
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    Did WotC underestimate the Paizo effect on 4E?

    Whence "in one way or another." I take a more pragmatic view of the word "first." More explanation below. Last I heard, those were pretty valuable franchises in their own right. There are some important differences, though. For example, they weren't developed in tandem with the game so that...
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    Did WotC underestimate the Paizo effect on 4E?

    It means a great deal concerning their success relative to the other companies I mentioned if we're going to start drawing up rankings lists. Specifically: Paizo isn't in the same league yet. What's the number one predictor for a product's success? In other words, Paizo is orders of magnitude...
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