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<blockquote data-quote="broghammerj" data-source="post: 3844681" data-attributes="member: 1869"><p>If I was marketing 4E, my approach would be completely different. I would slowly over time announce which races will be in the core book, say one per week. Combine that with the classes and call the column something like "The Core" That gives you a slow roll out and eats up two months of preview time.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the role out I would choose to feature one race (say halflings) They would have a nifty fluff like write up the current one on elves with a stay tuned for next week on the mechanic. Then I would give a relatively detailed writeup of powers and level advancement of halflings. People would say, "Wow, look what they did to change halflings." Then I wouldn't reveal any more races. A similar approach could be done with classes (say fighter). I would probably not reveal any races or classes which are new to this edition.</p><p></p><p>Part of the role out would feature the per encounter, per day mechanic and how it works. Perhaps I use the halfling fighter that I previewed in my earlier weeks.</p><p></p><p>As for spells I would feature a spell at 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th level with real details and descriptions. Thats five weeks of spells.</p><p></p><p>I would feature some specific feats. I don't see how showing 3 or so cripples the game.</p><p></p><p>Five new magic items could be featured.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget reveals from campaign books.</p><p></p><p>I could go on and on. The info may actually give some idea of how the game works but clearly not make enough available to attempt to "play" without the core books.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me started on the lack of online character creation and battlemap previews which don't exist. There have been no previews of the online content which stands to be the most revolutionary and most expensive expansion for 4E</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="broghammerj, post: 3844681, member: 1869"] If I was marketing 4E, my approach would be completely different. I would slowly over time announce which races will be in the core book, say one per week. Combine that with the classes and call the column something like "The Core" That gives you a slow roll out and eats up two months of preview time. At the end of the role out I would choose to feature one race (say halflings) They would have a nifty fluff like write up the current one on elves with a stay tuned for next week on the mechanic. Then I would give a relatively detailed writeup of powers and level advancement of halflings. People would say, "Wow, look what they did to change halflings." Then I wouldn't reveal any more races. A similar approach could be done with classes (say fighter). I would probably not reveal any races or classes which are new to this edition. Part of the role out would feature the per encounter, per day mechanic and how it works. Perhaps I use the halfling fighter that I previewed in my earlier weeks. As for spells I would feature a spell at 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th level with real details and descriptions. Thats five weeks of spells. I would feature some specific feats. I don't see how showing 3 or so cripples the game. Five new magic items could be featured. Don't forget reveals from campaign books. I could go on and on. The info may actually give some idea of how the game works but clearly not make enough available to attempt to "play" without the core books. Don't get me started on the lack of online character creation and battlemap previews which don't exist. There have been no previews of the online content which stands to be the most revolutionary and most expensive expansion for 4E [/QUOTE]
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