Gundark
Explorer
Kudos to you, that's a tough one to pass up.Yeah, I've decided that should the opportunity fall my way I won't choose to playtest or sign an NDA.
Kudos to you, that's a tough one to pass up.Yeah, I've decided that should the opportunity fall my way I won't choose to playtest or sign an NDA.
If I were you (or anyone else writing for a major gaming site), I wouldn't sign any kind of long-term NDA, as it would keep you from collecting and publishing rumors. But if WotC were willing to let you look at something a few days before they were releasing it to the public so you could have your article ready to post the second they went live, I'd think I'd do it.Yeah, I've decided that should the opportunity fall my way I won't choose to playtest or sign an NDA.
If I were you (or anyone else writing for a major gaming site), I wouldn't sign any kind of long-term NDA, as it would keep you from collecting and publishing rumors. But if WotC were willing to let you look at something a few days before they were releasing it to the public so you could have your article ready to post the second they went live, I'd think I'd do it.
As long as the information gets out, I guess it ultimately doesn't matter to me.
yeah , this. That scenario is bound to happen . On wellI'm not entirely sure what the conditions of the NDA will be. What I am sure of is, when I get back from ddxp, my friends are going to drill me to find out what they can about 5e. I can be a jerk about it and say, I can't talk about it (and risk being subjected to chinese torture devices). Or I can tell them about my experience, trying to avoid details. I'm sure there will be many folks in my boat. Let's say one of us lets it slip a rules bit, hypothetically, fighter's don't mark any more. That slip can go viral on the internet in a matter of minutes. There will be shouts and cries of how they are nerfing fighters in 5e, or how they are making defending meaningless, or how the end of D&D is 2012 (as predicted by the ancients of Maztica).
It seems, controlled information would be wiser than a rampant game of broken telephone. I guess soon enough, we'll see how it goes.
Which is why in addition to their lawyers, I think WotC should fire their PR people.
Or whoever dreamed this up.
I don't think that this is fair. I wouldn't call this a PR blunder, a mis step maybe. Firing people seems a bit extreme.
Yeah, I've decided that should the opportunity fall my way I won't choose to playtest or sign an NDA.
Smart. It might seem like a lot to give up but I think you'll find it more fruitful in the short and long term.
I suppose it doesn't stop him from joining the public playtest . Assuming no NDAs there.
The NDA is both marketing (you the privileged few) and protection from the OGL inspired D&D 3 16/8 ed. Someone at Hasbro is convinced that someone will release a game that copies the amazing trade secrets contained in an early beta. This does not bode well for a loose GSL or OGL lite for VEd.