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<blockquote data-quote="davethegame" data-source="post: 5413035" data-attributes="member: 5389">In '09, there ended up being some shuffling of products from what was announced at Gen Con to the announcements at DDXP (that ended up being the actual schedule.)Gen Con '09:&nbsp; <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/17/gencon-2009-4e-extravaganza-with-photos/" target="_blank">GenCon 2009: 4e Extravaganza (with Photos) : Critical Hits</a>DDXP '10: <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2010/01/31/critical-bits-for-the-week-ending-2010-01-31/" target="_blank">Critical Bits for the week ending 2010-01-31 : Critical Hits</a>Gen Con had no mention of Essentials or Gamma World, and from what I understand, Essentials had a pretty short turnaround compared to other products. I wouldn't be surprised if they've decided to re-do the schedule for next year since they can produce products on a shorter time frame and have gotten reactions to Essentials. Further evidence of some shuffling is this: <a href="http://www.arcanespringboard.com/2010/12/new-unannounced-d-4e-products-coming.html" target="_blank">Arcane Springboard: New unannounced D&amp;D 4e products coming?</a>For reference, Gen Con '10: <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2010/08/07/gen-con-2010-dd-new-products-seminar/" target="_blank">Gen Con 2010: D&amp;D New Products Seminar : Critical Hits</a>I'd be pretty sad if the Emporium book disappeared- magic items, especially taking into account the new rules, are an underdeveloped part of the system right now. Unless we're getting a bunch of updates digitally to classify old items (and more than just saying everything's uncommon), it's going to remain a weak point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="davethegame, post: 5413035, member: 5389"] In '09, there ended up being some shuffling of products from what was announced at Gen Con to the announcements at DDXP (that ended up being the actual schedule.) Gen Con '09: [url=http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/17/gencon-2009-4e-extravaganza-with-photos/]GenCon 2009: 4e Extravaganza (with Photos) : Critical Hits[/url] DDXP '10: [url=http://critical-hits.com/2010/01/31/critical-bits-for-the-week-ending-2010-01-31/]Critical Bits for the week ending 2010-01-31 : Critical Hits[/url] Gen Con had no mention of Essentials or Gamma World, and from what I understand, Essentials had a pretty short turnaround compared to other products. I wouldn't be surprised if they've decided to re-do the schedule for next year since they can produce products on a shorter time frame and have gotten reactions to Essentials. Further evidence of some shuffling is this: [url=http://www.arcanespringboard.com/2010/12/new-unannounced-d-4e-products-coming.html]Arcane Springboard: New unannounced D&D 4e products coming?[/url] For reference, Gen Con '10: [url=http://critical-hits.com/2010/08/07/gen-con-2010-dd-new-products-seminar/]Gen Con 2010: D&D New Products Seminar : Critical Hits[/url] I'd be pretty sad if the Emporium book disappeared- magic items, especially taking into account the new rules, are an underdeveloped part of the system right now. Unless we're getting a bunch of updates digitally to classify old items (and more than just saying everything's uncommon), it's going to remain a weak point. [/QUOTE]

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