No Character Builder Update

[Stumblewyk]

I (and, presumably, every DDI subscriber with a WotC Community account) just received notification that adding the new rules systems to incorporate Dark Sun (presumably Themes) and Essentials builds hasn't been possible in time for a 21st September update, so it doesn't look as if there'll be a September update at all. The message says that they hope to update in 'early October'.

Yup. Got the same message. Confirm'd.

 

[Jor-El]

...and so it begins. Hope this doesn't become a trend.

 

[Insight]

I (and, presumably, every DDI subscriber with a WotC Community account) just received notification that adding the new rules systems to incorporate Dark Sun (presumably Themes) and Essentials builds hasn't been possible in time for a 21st September update, so it doesn't look as if there'll be a September update at all. The message says that they hope to update in 'early October'.

Why not just put in Dark Sun by itself then? This is very poor customer service. The DSCS has been in stores for over a month now. LAME

 

[Shazman]

Lame.

Our DDI money is being used for what if not keep MB and CB up?

There's no excuse for this.

Agreed.

 

[Ryujin]

I guess I'm the odd man out then. I'd rather that they held off so that I get the new content 2 weeks earlier than I would otherwise receive it. Sure, I'd like to have it now, but that wasn't going to happen anyway.

 

[Ahrimon]

Here come the screams of entitlement.

 

[beldar1215]

I would have to agree with the other posters. I'm very irritated by this. I'm in a Dark Sun game and would really like to be able to completely create my character in the CB. I guess I've become overly dependent on it. Well, I guess there is really nothing to do but wait.

Beldar

 

[AbdulAlhazred]

Well, I think what we have to remember is we get what we pay for. At $7 a month I'm guessing the staff simply doesn't exist to incorporate all of DS, including new rules elements like themes, PLUS all the stuff needed to support Essentials (which is again going a good bit beyond just dropping in some new powers and such).

In any case they're basically saying the ship date on the update has slipped a couple weeks. Not ideal, but in the software world stuff has to WORK before you can ship it. What do you want? Broken code? They gotta both make money and try as best they can to please everyone, AND at the cheapest price possible. As we say in the software world, cheap, fast, good, pick two.

 

[im_robertb]

Here come the screams of entitlement.

Yes, people have a notion that they are entitled to get what they paid for. How ludicrous.

 

[avin]

Well, I think what we have to remember is we get what we pay for. At $7 a month I'm guessing the staff simply doesn't exist to incorporate all of DS, including new rules elements like themes, PLUS all the stuff needed to support Essentials (which is again going a good bit beyond just dropping in some new powers and such).

In any case they're basically saying the ship date on the update has slipped a couple weeks. Not ideal, but in the software world stuff has to WORK before you can ship it. What do you want? Broken code? They gotta both make money and try as best they can to please everyone, AND at the cheapest price possible. As we say in the software world, cheap, fast, good, pick two.

I see your point, but I'm not a programmer and I don't think I should wait with a smile in the face waiting for a delayed update of a product I pay monthly for.

Not my problem if Wotc has no programmers to do the job.

Raise the price then and see if people think it's worth or not.

Judging by recent low quality articles and delays on MB and CB I'd say no.