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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 3965859" data-attributes="member: 1210">Right, and who forced that schedule on them?My point is, if they aren't going to be able to meet the commitments they are making, they should stop making those unmeetable commitments. If they came online and said, "Hey, guys, we've overestimated what we can do pre-release, so the free preview content that we're trying to use to sell you on DDI will be sparse, but once the 4e release is out we'll get right on it!", I'd be disappointed, but I'd understand. As it is, I feel like we keep getting, "Er, well, umm, we'll have all these previews up... soon... er, by the end of the month... ahh, I mean, we're all working hard, so we're a little unfocused... but no, really, we'll do better next month..." So far I have seen absolutely nothing that makes me think the e-versions of Dungeon and Dragon will keep on schedule or provide anywhere near the value that they did in print (during any era of the magazines). I have been wanting to believe in the WotC digital initiative, but if they're going to wow gamers around the world, they really need to start working on it NOW so that, in a year, some of us believe that the DDI will live up to its promise. Because, honestly, I see a lot of promise in it- but so far, the amount of follow through has been... wanting. Honestly, a magazine for September should be complete at the beginning of September. Otherwise, it's really an October rag, innit?Again, my advice to WotC: Give us a schedule ONLY if you are actually going to meet it. And if you're going to drop the ball on Dragon and Dungeon during the "free preview" period, I suspect you're going to have a lot of ground to make up to lure people back in to the point where they will pay for them/DDI. And really, if you aren't gonna make the e-mags work, license them again to someone who will make them work. We know from the 3e years that they will thrive in the hands of those that love them and have the time to work on them. If WotC lacks the time- and anyone who suggests that they lack the love is probably just trying to start a fight- then give 'em to someone who has it.</blockquote>

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