Dungeon 158 way behind schedule?

[Scribble]

So it would be better to subscribe for a single month maybe near the end of the month when the meat of the publication comes?

See if you want the issue at all by talking to others that have read the table of contents, and just get all the good stuff with a subscription the last half of the month, and have the chance to check the next month table of contents yourself to see if you want it of skip a month.

As others have said I believe the ToC will be available for anyone...

Also individual months will cost more then buying a number of months.

 

[Hawke]

Why would this be relevant. They already stated that part of the October stuff will still be available for free, like the Barbarian Play-Test.

I'm suggesting that missing deadlines and then wanting to make you pay (even if October is still free) isn't going to push anybody to sign up. I'm making the prediction they're gonna miss it on Sept... and likely will do so in October, too, if their track record remains the same.

They could make deadlines for Sept and October in which case the relevance is gone I'm just making a prediction! I hope they prove me wrong

 

[Treebore]

I expect to see everything up by Monday.

 

[Asmor]

They could make deadlines for Sept and October in which case the relevance is gone I'm just making a prediction! I hope they prove me wrong

Have they ever missed a deadline? Worst I can remember was once or twice in the middle of the month they'd put up an article a day late. They've still maintained at least 3 updates a week, though.

Considering that they released three articles today (including one adventure), I'd say they're well on track for making their deadlines.

Only one adventure left and 2 features left (and 2 columns, but who cares about those ). I wouldn't be surprised if they release some more over the weekend, too, they did that last month towards the end.

So basically, there's no reason to worry that they'll miss their deadlines. WotC's incompetent when it comes to programming, but they've got their act together well enough when it comes to publishing.

 

[justanobody]

I think that the Table of Contents will be available to everyone, each month. That would make the most sense to pull in short term subscribers like you are suggesting.

That would be wise. I have never seen a TOC for either because I need a GPS to navigate the website and only see what I get from the RSS feed. Never has any TOC appeared in the RSS feed. Where might I actually find it, and are you sure the TOC will be free to all?

If so that would allow people to just buy the issues they want if they are offered like that without subscribing. At least seeing a TOC would tell you if it contains anything you might be interested in like the cover of the printed version gave enough to tell if there was at least something you could use in it.

The biggest problem and loss of the digital I see would be the maps. That was my real reason for buying any old copy of Dungeon either directly or second hand. I could probably wallpaper a gymnasium with all the D&D related maps I have accumulated over the year, but they are now a thing of the past right? You only get tiny maps and must recreate them with the tiles, if you own the correct tileset and it isn't out of print/stock, correct?

Currently I will be waiting for full reviews after the subscription model start prior to purchasing to see what quality/content Dungeon offers at that time.

Poster maps, you will be missed.

You would really prefer to wait to get everything when everything is ready, rather than getting each piece when the individual piece is ready? Really?

Seems to me that's one of the benefits of the electronic format. You don't have to wait to get everything all at once. Why would you expect them to maintain the same release model when switching to an electronic format?

Yes I would prefer to wait for everything if it is a PDF book, rather than get partial pages, unless you can purchase individual columns. I will probably only by the issues after they are done rather than subscribe if offered.

The release method if really the same as a printed product because it is not web content, but just electronic. I have seen very little that is not something you have to download in PDF. If it were webpages it might be different, but it seems the few articles that exist prior to compilation are sometimes 3 times the filesize of the compiled version. So downloading them ahead and then just having to wait for the compiled version to delete the previous versions is annoying.

@Scribble: I hope so, and maybe they would place the TOC in a place where it can be found, or make a separate website for Insider that is not as busy and a navigation nightmare as the whole of the D&D website now.

(I might have accidentally tripped on one of the TOC's but never knew how to find it afterwads.)

 

[Asmor]

Just wanted to point out to the naysayers out there that all the articles have been released now. The issues were complete around 9:30 PM when I first checked after getting home, this lovely 30th of September.

 

[catsclaw227]

Yep!

Good to know that they were able to keep schedule. I was only concerned because, as far as I recall, they hadn't waited this late to get the last two adventures out.

Good job, guys!