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<blockquote data-quote="Stoat" data-source="post: 3967932" data-attributes="member: 16786">As I see it, the free issues of Dungeon and Dragon that WotC has been posting are advertisements for the paid content that they intend to offer later this summer.&nbsp; The purpose of a preview is to convince me that the product is worth purchasing.I'm not a hater.&nbsp; I want the DDI to be a resounding success.&nbsp; I'm interested and excited about the online content that WotC has said it intends to provide. Unfortunately, what I've seen so far, particularly with regard to Dragon, isn't measuring up.&nbsp; Sure, production schedules get delayed.&nbsp; Sure, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> happens.&nbsp; Sure, unexpected difficulties arise.&nbsp; I think a good publisher takes those risks into account when it announces its schedule, and then keeps its customers informed if the schedule changes.&nbsp; It was apparent several weeks ago that WotC wasn't going to be able to get these preview articles up.&nbsp; Why keep the old announcement up on the site?More troubling, if WotC can't publish Dungeon and Dragon on a monthly, or even regular, basis, what confidence should I have that it can keep a VTT running?&nbsp; Or provide the electronic enhancements that are going to be a part of all its books?&nbsp; Or make Gleemax the Myspace of gaming? I want to love the DDI, but WotC won't convince me to subscribe to its service if it can't convince me that I'll get value for my money.&nbsp; So far, it's doing at best a mediocre job of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stoat, post: 3967932, member: 16786"] As I see it, the free issues of Dungeon and Dragon that WotC has been posting are advertisements for the paid content that they intend to offer later this summer. The purpose of a preview is to convince me that the product is worth purchasing. I'm not a hater. I want the DDI to be a resounding success. I'm interested and excited about the online content that WotC has said it intends to provide. Unfortunately, what I've seen so far, particularly with regard to Dragon, isn't measuring up. Sure, production schedules get delayed. Sure, :):):):) happens. Sure, unexpected difficulties arise. I think a good publisher takes those risks into account when it announces its schedule, and then keeps its customers informed if the schedule changes. It was apparent several weeks ago that WotC wasn't going to be able to get these preview articles up. Why keep the old announcement up on the site? More troubling, if WotC can't publish Dungeon and Dragon on a monthly, or even regular, basis, what confidence should I have that it can keep a VTT running? Or provide the electronic enhancements that are going to be a part of all its books? Or make Gleemax the Myspace of gaming? I want to love the DDI, but WotC won't convince me to subscribe to its service if it can't convince me that I'll get value for my money. So far, it's doing at best a mediocre job of it. [/QUOTE]

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