Is this the benefit of an R&D department

[Jdvn1]

The point is, quicker than normal =/= worse than normal. It does not equal "rushed" either. It means that they had space to fit in another book and fit one in.

That's assuming it wasn't just a joke that is taken out of context. I don't think they even meant "quickly" in regards to the development cycle, but moreso "we saw a slot open and quickly decided on something to put in there", but who knows from the little blurb.

I think you may be stretching "quickly developed," but it is just a blurb. How I read it, "quickly developed" means "rushed" and if so, then the product isn't as good as it could be.

I'm not unhappy with other products WotC has been doing, and I don't mind that they're doing a Dragon Magic book. It's just how they're doing it.

And WotC takes a certain amount of time for their products for a reason, I assume. If they make a product quicker than usual, likely it would be better if they spent their normal amount of time on it (see post 37). One company's practices don't necessarily apply to other companies.