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Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GQuail" data-source="post: 2960458" data-attributes="member: 30709">I've got to be honest and say that, when the original pre-order was announced, I did get quite excited and was checking regularly for more information on what was going to happen with the product: but after two missed deadlines (both of which came up shortly before the deadline in question) it has somewhat dampened my enthusiasm.  Sure, when it comes out, I'll read it and get excited again: but some of my glee for it has been tarnished.I think that you have to accept that most people place merit on release dates in the RPG circle: just look at the threads on General discussing new press releases about upcoming products, or the threads the moment Dungeon/Dragon come out with people complaining their copy is a few days behind schedule.  I know I'll oft ask my FLGS if a product I know is out this month is due in soon at the start of the month, and perhaps keep asking every fortnight if there's still no sign of it.  However, whereas a print product is usually finsihed being typed months before release and thusly progress can be a lot easier to judge, PDF release like yours can run "11th hour" efforts: and that's going to jar with people's other experiences wtih RPG purchases.  Temple of Elemental Evil withstanding.It's a damned either way situation: When you give people a date, people will be dissapointed when you don't meet it: but when you don't give them a date, they're going to get frustrated that you can't offer them any idea of when the product will be released.  Unfortunatly, if you're one of nature's poor deadline keepers, there's little you can do bar pull a Scotty and give all dates with a huge buffer zone.  ;-)</blockquote>

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