D&D General 50th Anniversary- Are You Not Entertained?

[payn]

I asked out my girlfriend on her birthday, so that way I only have one date to remember.

 

[Oofta]

I asked out my girlfriend on her birthday, so that way I only have one date to remember.

You're assuming we remember birthdays.

At a certain point, you kind of want to forget how old you are.

 

[Meech17]

You're assuming we remember birthdays.

At a certain point, you kind of want to forget how old you are.

No, I understand. I turned 31 a few months ago. My parents called me and asked what I was doing and what I wanted..

"What do you mean what am I doing? I'm working like every other day! What I want is PTO."

 

[Henadic Theologian]

No, I understand. I turned 31 a few months ago. My parents called me and asked what I was doing and what I wanted..

"What do you mean what am I doing? I'm working like every other day! What I want is PTO."

PTO?

 

[J.Quondam]

You're assuming we remember birthdays.

At a certain point, you kind of want to forget how old you are.

Yeah... On the one hand, it just seems obvious that D&D's 50th birthday ought to be celebrated with a huge shindig and lots of excitement, right?
But on the other hand, I think about my own 50th birthday, and suddenly "meh" makes a lot more sense.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

PTO?

Paid Time Off... more commonly known as 'vacation'

 

[Laurefindel]

... but overall, as I reflect on my level of interest ... I am, most decidedly, not entertained. What about the rest of you ... is the 50th Anniversary living up to your expectations?

As far as RPG products go, I can't say I had much higher expectations than what's announced. We're getting a 50th-aniversary re-edition so that's not insignificant. I would have expected something Greyhawk-related however...

I was expecting some kind of publicity stunt, but there's still time for that. We're probably too far from the '24 edition release dates for a "come buy our new book... in 9 months!" commercial.

 

[payn]

No, I understand. I turned 31 a few months ago. My parents called me and asked what I was doing and what I wanted..

"What do you mean what am I doing? I'm working like every other day! What I want is PTO."

May sound like a dumb question, but last time I was asked I was 18. Its kind of nice that somebody cares.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think very few people care about it as much as some people on this forum.

Given how many companies make a huge deal about their big anniversaries -- and 50 is a big one -- I don't think that's remotely true.

 

[Parmandur]

that assumes there is something to announce, I don’t think there is…

I mean, 6 RPG products, a new Organized Play competitive tournament module series, 3 novels, a feature length historical documentary...but there is probably stuff we don't know yet, too.