D&DI What's up with it's opening?

[Vanuslux]

Anyone remember that neat little disc that came with the first run of third edition core books? Yeah...WotC and programming seem to mix together like ice and fire. Even the MtGO software is pretty crap to this day. It does its job with all the grace of a pregnant cow dancing on two legs.

 

[Shawn_Kehoe]

I've noticed that the dungeon builder has joined the Character Visualiser and Game Table as DirectX apps with no Mac support.

 

[vazanar]

I've noticed that the dungeon builder has joined the Character Visualiser and Game Table as DirectX apps with no Mac support.

I am also a little sad they downgraded the dungeon builder. One of the earlier podcasts made it sound like a dungeon and encounter builder, with level apropriate monsters with pull down bars.

 

[Argyuile]

I am also a little sad they downgraded the dungeon builder. One of the earlier podcasts made it sound like a dungeon and encounter builder, with level apropriate monsters with pull down bars.

I foresee a half assed job much like robo-rally on gleemax, don't get me wrong its a fun game but I would never to pay to play it online. Its functional but I could be really freaking awesome, they just decided to do the bare minimum.

 

[2WS-Steve]

Yah, it's smelling like vaporware already. They don't have anything to roll out? On launch day?!

Even worse for them, how are they going to get any subscribers if key features are still left in the shrouded mists of the future?



BTW -- this thread ought to be tagged as DnDInsider instead of 4e.

 

[pogminky]

The guy in charge of DDi posted on Wizards. It seems that :

As for the rest of the applications (Game Table, Character Builder, Character Creator), I'd say a safe bet is at least a few months from now, probably longer. Either way, we're very likely going to be rolling out one application at a time, to ensure as smooth and quality a launch as possible. Also take it as a given that each application will get roughly a "month-window" to launch in, meaning there would be at least a month in-between launches.

So, 7 - 9 months........?

 

[Zulithe]

Wow at least 3 months... and only one app at at time even then!?

I'm officially displeased.

 

[hectorse]

I don't know how to feel about this...

but for me it's better that they say "out when it's ready"

than "out now but really crappy"

But I don't know if I could give WotC the benefit of the doubt that I give, say, Blizzard or Nintendo, the masters of delays