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<blockquote data-quote="Mephistopheles" data-source="post: 3726968" data-attributes="member: 4460">I'm a little concerned when taking into consideration the number of fairly major game features we're hearing about that aren't finalised yet. I don't agree with the argument that 4E requires less testing because it is just an iterative change from 3.5E. They are making some fairly major changes to core design elements that have been in the game for 30 years so I would assume it would need just as much testing if not more when we see how 3E turned out (errata, revisions, etc).My suspicion is that, even moreso than 3E where errata could be published easily in PDF form, with the advent of D&amp;DI where the electronic versions can have errata updates handled automatically they will be taking a few pages out of the software development book of bad habits. Ship it, get some revenue coming in, and fix the problems later.I'll give them the benefit of the doubt (even though I'm not sure they've earned it) and wait and see what they do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mephistopheles, post: 3726968, member: 4460"] I'm a little concerned when taking into consideration the number of fairly major game features we're hearing about that aren't finalised yet. I don't agree with the argument that 4E requires less testing because it is just an iterative change from 3.5E. They are making some fairly major changes to core design elements that have been in the game for 30 years so I would assume it would need just as much testing if not more when we see how 3E turned out (errata, revisions, etc). My suspicion is that, even moreso than 3E where errata could be published easily in PDF form, with the advent of D&DI where the electronic versions can have errata updates handled automatically they will be taking a few pages out of the software development book of bad habits. Ship it, get some revenue coming in, and fix the problems later. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt (even though I'm not sure they've earned it) and wait and see what they do. [/QUOTE]

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