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  1. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    The August 19th statement was a good start. If the company were viewed mostly favorably, that could be enough.
  2. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    Quickly without being unintelligent is also something that an early statement crafted by a PR professional would cover. Such a person would also have standard press release templates to cover such things. Magic the Gathering has a person who fills his role (and you can find his profile on...
  3. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    That lack of information is part of what would be addressed by something like my previous post. I didn't pre-order, so I can't comment on whether or not things are being canceled. Though, I imagine that detractors (who also didn't pre-order) will fill the silence with their own version of...
  4. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    Depends on the situation. Given the situation of being in the midst of rolling out a new core product -for which you took preorders and customer money- I think some cursory statement about still looking into what happened with the printer and (more importantly) that you're exploring options for...
  5. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    I don't disagree that it's not their fault. I do disagree that silence is the best choice. What happened isn't something they had control over; how they responded and reacted are things they had control over.
  6. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Backgrounds

    2014 Orcs rose up and fought against the glass ceiling of not having an opportunity to be the best wizards. I think all of the emotional pain and mental anguish I feel in 2024 is just as valid.
  7. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    I'm inclined to believe that part of the current state of WoTC's relationship with the community is of their own making. Does that mean that a portion of the community will now have confirmation bias against the company? Yes, probably. Do I believe that means their policy going forward should...
  8. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Backgrounds

    Probably I wonder if any of the sensitivity readers were farmers. I grew up in a rural community. If I were inclined to be offended, I might feel miffed that WoTC thinks I'm only good for being a strong and stupid hick for the rest of my life.
  9. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Backgrounds

    My 2CP? Ability score increases should have been done in one of two ways: A) one fixed +1 and one semi-floating* +1 from species; two pseudo-floating** +1s from background (+1 to one of two abilities normally associated with the species; *+1 to a selection of 3-4 abilities associated with the...
  10. Argyle King

    Status of Edge of the Empire?

    They have a few of the books I'm looking for.
  11. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Reviews

    Maybe not with a d20, but it can be
  12. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    I didn't notice the shadow thing at first, but, after a while, I started to notice that a lot of the pieces heavy a heavy blob of shadow somewhere (often in the middle of a body,) as well as some aspect that looks overly shiny. The transition from shadow to light (without gradients of visibly)...
  13. Argyle King

    Status of Edge of the Empire?

    I'll need to look while I'm traveling. The one near my hometown doesn't carry much other than D&D.
  14. Argyle King

    Status of Edge of the Empire?

    That's a shame. Doesn't seem to be much of an option to get the other Edge Studios games either.
  15. Argyle King

    Status of Edge of the Empire?

    Unfortunately, Amazon lists a lot of things as not currently available. I may need to resort to digital.
  16. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    Various thoughts while looking through a PHB today: •rules index is a step in the right direction •while the layout is a vast improvement over 2024, it still feels a little sloppy in a few places. Though, I'm not 100% sure how to explain that. •At times, the book feels like it has a lot of...
  17. Argyle King

    Status of Edge of the Empire?

    This may be a silly question, but how do I buy their products? https://www.edge-studio.net/games-categories/ I'm not seeing a way to add items to a cart. Legend of the 5 Rings looks interesting.
  18. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    I completely disagree with that assessment.
  19. Argyle King

    Paizo Reverses Course, Re-Instates Community Use Policy

    Clearer communication helps a company's image, even when a mistake is made.
  20. Argyle King

    D&D 5E (2024) Hobby Store Exclusive (Special Cover) PHB Pre-Orders Cancelled

    That they're not yet ready to make a statement could also be a valid PR statement if they have a PR representative. Good PR tends to be pro-active rather than reactive. Better communication can go a long way when it comes to fostering a better relationship with a customer base.
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