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shurai
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I've had some fun thinking about 4th Edition, but now I'm tired of the hype. I'm going to completely ignore it until the game actually comes out next year.
I guess I think this warrants discussion because I wanted to communicate a preference with regard to product marketing. Since Wizards people read the boards, and apparently enworld has a very good reputation, I figure I might as well see how many people agree with me (if any, heh).
Anyway, I'll give an example of how I want my gaming companies to behave with respect to telling me about their products. I'm going to buy Troll Lords' Castles & Crusades, and try to get my friends to play that instead of D&D, because I already know it's a great game. This is because I read the Quick Start Rules the other day, which are a free download off the company's website. It was easy and convenient to learn about their game before buying it, and many companies do it this way.
Wizards doesn't seem to be providing much real information about 4th Edition. There is a lot of "4th Edition is awesome!" dressed up in fancy clothes, I suppose. Actual details, however, are scattered so thinly throughout the petty glitz that it's a waste of time for me to go around looking. The fact that there's a thread for meticulously gathering the tiny bits of data is proof: That thread shouldn't need to exist.
I guess they've decided it's more effective to generate a frenzy of speculation. Free advertising, basically, if you don't mind manipulating the psychology of your customers. Pretty brilliant, from their end. I'm allergic to it, personally, which is why I'm going to ignore it from now on.
I'll be honest, I don't know what's behind the web login on the Wizards website. There could be plenty of good information in there. I didn't sign up because I was annoyed at being nudged towards the paid monthly service. Moreover, I shouldn't have to enter a password to view an advertisement.
So yeah, I'll participate in this thread I guess, but otherwise I'm done.
See you in May, 4th Edition. You know, if I remember.
I guess I think this warrants discussion because I wanted to communicate a preference with regard to product marketing. Since Wizards people read the boards, and apparently enworld has a very good reputation, I figure I might as well see how many people agree with me (if any, heh).
Anyway, I'll give an example of how I want my gaming companies to behave with respect to telling me about their products. I'm going to buy Troll Lords' Castles & Crusades, and try to get my friends to play that instead of D&D, because I already know it's a great game. This is because I read the Quick Start Rules the other day, which are a free download off the company's website. It was easy and convenient to learn about their game before buying it, and many companies do it this way.
Wizards doesn't seem to be providing much real information about 4th Edition. There is a lot of "4th Edition is awesome!" dressed up in fancy clothes, I suppose. Actual details, however, are scattered so thinly throughout the petty glitz that it's a waste of time for me to go around looking. The fact that there's a thread for meticulously gathering the tiny bits of data is proof: That thread shouldn't need to exist.
I guess they've decided it's more effective to generate a frenzy of speculation. Free advertising, basically, if you don't mind manipulating the psychology of your customers. Pretty brilliant, from their end. I'm allergic to it, personally, which is why I'm going to ignore it from now on.
I'll be honest, I don't know what's behind the web login on the Wizards website. There could be plenty of good information in there. I didn't sign up because I was annoyed at being nudged towards the paid monthly service. Moreover, I shouldn't have to enter a password to view an advertisement.
So yeah, I'll participate in this thread I guess, but otherwise I'm done.
See you in May, 4th Edition. You know, if I remember.
