Class Compendium: Gone?

[aurance]

So it appears as if the upcoming Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword & Spell has been pulled. No mention of it anymore in the product calendar, and previews have been removed. It's too bad, I was sort of looking forward to a consolidated update of the classes.

 

[ggroy]

So it appears as if the upcoming Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword & Spell has been pulled. No mention of it anymore in the product calendar, and previews have been removed. It's too bad, I was sort of looking forward to a consolidated update of the classes.

It is still listed on amazon.com

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Class-Compendium-Dungeons-Dragons-Accessory/dp/0786958588"]Amazon.com: Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell: A 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons Accessory (4th Edition D&D) (9780786958580): Wizards RPG Team: Books[/ame]


Though for how much longer, remains to be seen.

 

[ggroy]

More telling, is that this "Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell" book is not even mentioned at all in the recent "December and Beyond" previews article. (This preview article lists upcoming 4E products for January -> March 2011).

The "Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell" book originally had a February 2011 release date.

 

[TarionzCousin]

For posterity, here is the description from amazon.com

Product Description
Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell provides new character options for Dungeons & Dragons® Essentials players who are ready to move beyond the two player-oriented D&D™ Essentials books, Heroes of the Fallen Lands and Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms.

This book gathers five classes from the Player’s Handbook—the cleric, the fighter, the rogue, the warlord, and the wizard—and presents them in the new D&D Essentials class format introduced in Heroes of the Fallen Lands, with rules updates and errata. It features rules that allow D&D Essentials characters to select non-D&D Essentials powers, and it grants non-D&D Essentials characters access to class features from Heroes of the Fallen Lands and Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms. In addition, this book presents feats, rituals, and rules for multiclassing.

Product Details

* Paperback: 320 pages
* Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (February 15, 2011)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0786958588
* ISBN-13: 978-0786958580

 

[ggroy]

Along with an older preview article from November 5, 2010. (The weaponmaster build for the fighter).

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (The Next Wave in Digital Offerings)

 

[Mercurius]

Maybe they're taking my psychic advice and just doing a revised Player's Handbook.

 

[ggroy]

Maybe they're taking my psychic advice and just doing a revised Player's Handbook.

Maybe.

Can it also explain why the "Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium" listing has also been deleted from WotC's own online product catalog?

Can it also explain why the "Player's Option: Champions of the Heroic Tier" book has been removed from amazon.com's listings?

 

[SteveC]

Wow. It seems to me that the D&D product line is seriously spinning out of control at the moment. Does anyone know what the plan to develop the product line actually is, this year? I'd kind of like to know...

I wonder who is running the show at the moment, because these developments don't seem like something that Mearls and company would be involved with. Color me extremely confused, and more than a little worried.

 

[ggroy]

So far what's been confirmed and has not been "deleted" yet from the 2011 WotC release schedule:

- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Players-Option-Heroes-Shadow-Supplement/dp/078695745X"]Player's Options: Heroes of Shadow[/ame] (March)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Shadowfell-Gloomwrought-Dungeons-Dragons-Supplement/dp/0786958480"]Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond[/ame] (May)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Vault-Threats-Dungeons-Supplement/dp/0786958383"]Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale[/ame] (June)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Neverwinter-Campaign-Setting-Dungeons-Supplement/dp/0786958146"]Neverwinter Campaign Setting[/ame] (August)

Titles which have been "deleted" or possibly on the verge of being deleted:

- [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gazeteer-Nentir-Vale-4th-Supplement/dp/0786957662"]Nentir Vale Gazetteer[/ame] (February)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Class-Compendium-Dungeons-Dragons-Accessory/dp/0786958588"]Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell[/ame] (February)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Mordenkainens-Magnificent-Emporium-4th-Supplement/dp/0786957441"]Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium[/ame] (April)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Players-Option-Champions-Dungeons-Supplement/dp/0786958251"]Player's Option: Champions of the Heroic Tier[/ame] (July)

 

[Dice4Hire]

For me. the Champions of Heroic Tier is gone form Amazon Japan, though my order has not been deleted. (not sure what they do in this case)

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium is still listed for April.

Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell is still listed for Feb.

Odd, and a major communication snafu.

This is quite annoying.