4E Critical Updates...

[Man-thing]

In all the positive marketing of 4E and DDI, one point I noted was:

Look for the DDI logo for 4th Edition compatibility:

* The D&D Insider logo means that the product will be compatible in 4th Edition.
* Critical 4th Edition updates for specified 3.5 products will be available with the launch of 4th Edition.
* In addition to updated content, 4th Edition products with the D&DI logo will have enhanced content available at dndinsider.com.

Some of the products with this logo were:
# Exemplars of Evil
# Dragons of Eberron
# Anauroch: The Empire of Shade (November 2007)
# Elder Evils (December 2007)
# City of Stormreach (February 2008)

The idea was that if we bought any of these for 3.5 we would have 4e patches available at the launch of 4e.

So...

Where are they?

 

[Pinotage]

I've quickly learnt, Mark, that with DDI and 4e you just have to be patient and wait. EVerything is going to be delayed (or possibly even discarded), and it pretty much has been since Dragon and Dungeon launched online. I could ask the same questions about 3.5e Errata that hasn't appeared, pdf copies of the compiled Dragon and Dungeon issues that have already been released etc. There have been some promises about DDI, 4e, etc. that I think are never going to materialise.

Pinotage

 

[Jack99]

Hi. I was wondering. Do you play 4e?

 

[Man-thing]

My first game/demo is this weekend. But I'd like to use information from Elder Evils to design an overall campaign arc.

 

[Jack99]

My first game/demo is this weekend. But I'd like to use information from Elder Evils to design an overall campaign arc.

I see. Good luck with that. Sound interesting.

Anyway, I do recall WoTC saying that we would get 4e versions of said book with the DDI, but I must admit, that I don't recall the "at launch". Do you have a link for the official statement?

 

[Man-thing]

link: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/20071011a

 

[Jack99]

Thanks for the link.

My guess is that the conversions hasn't been done, since I bet their have really really low priority.

 

[Man-thing]

Unfortunately that's what I expect as well. I think it may be another case of overpromising and underdelivering.

 

[Khairn]

Unfortunately that's what I expect as well. I think it may be another case of overpromising and underdelivering.

That's pretty much been WotC's marketing strategy for the entire line of DDI products.