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<blockquote data-quote="Pseudopsyche" data-source="post: 5962397" data-attributes="member: 54600">I agree wholeheartedly that WotC doesn't owe the playtesters anything, but I think they're wasting an opportunity by letting the playtesters sit idle for so long. WotC was explicitly aware of certain known issues before they even released the first version, such as inflated PC hit points and undeveloped monsters. Why not work on those while testers play with the first version, and then release new test material at about the time the feedback from the first iteration picks up?My chief concern is that Hasbro will not give WotC unlimited time to develop D&amp;D Next. I can't blame WotC for being wary of releasing new test material that will be invalidated by the feedback from the first round of testing, but if they simply lack the personnel to digest all the feedback and perform design work simultaneously, then we have a problem. I can only hope that once the core system solidifies, the development of the individual modules will allow for greater parallelism.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pseudopsyche, post: 5962397, member: 54600"] I agree wholeheartedly that WotC doesn't owe the playtesters anything, but I think they're wasting an opportunity by letting the playtesters sit idle for so long. WotC was explicitly aware of certain known issues before they even released the first version, such as inflated PC hit points and undeveloped monsters. Why not work on those while testers play with the first version, and then release new test material at about the time the feedback from the first iteration picks up? My chief concern is that Hasbro will not give WotC unlimited time to develop D&D Next. I can't blame WotC for being wary of releasing new test material that will be invalidated by the feedback from the first round of testing, but if they simply lack the personnel to digest all the feedback and perform design work simultaneously, then we have a problem. I can only hope that once the core system solidifies, the development of the individual modules will allow for greater parallelism. [/QUOTE]

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