Dark Sun Previews Start February

[LightPhoenix]

Likely, but it is boggling. It seems to me that previews are meant to tease folk who are on the edge and getting up excitement with those who had already bought-in, so to speak. Putting it behind a pay barrier reduces exposure.

Previews, to me, are like advertisements. IMO, make the previews freely available but when the setting is released the new articles appear behind the paywall. I don't think I'm the first person who complained about this though . . .

I would say that the Excerpts are basically the previews to get people interested. The Previews (perhaps a poorly chosen name) are basically free stuff from the book early for people who pay for DDI; an added incentive or gift for paying, if you will.

Reading the PHB3 preview today on Hybrid Classes, there's also another thing they offer - the behind the scenes commentary. Being able to read exactly why they made certain choices is also something outside the scope of a teaser, I think. They're not always the most illuminating, nor interesting if you're not interesting the design, but that's what makes it appropriate for DDI.

 

[The Little Raven]

Well, I heartily dislike the preview system as a whole, but on the other hand, those things are discussed enough here that I still get a good feel for the things being put out.

I find it to be no different than the previews they've been doing since Dragon was in print. There were plenty of pages of that physical magazine eaten up by ads, excerpts from novels, and previews from upcoming supplements.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[darjr]

Uh! I can't wait.

I wish I was going to ddxp!

The guys in our RPGA group and I are really excited as well.