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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 6560022" data-attributes="member: 957">Just because one thing is bad, doesn't mean another thing isn't bad.Having the one and only &quot;rules module&quot; out in the public (&quot;announced&quot; or not) and then pulling it is a bad thing.&nbsp; Keeping other things unannounced avoids that bad thing, but only by being a bad thing in itself. (And because it is unfortunately required, I have to clarify that &quot;bad&quot; means PR and relations with customers within the tiny and ultimately irrelevant to life as we know it RPG fanbase.&nbsp; It is not remotely criminal, nefarious or vile.)They can avoid both &quot;bad&quot; thing with good planning.&nbsp; Have a schedule that is feasible.&nbsp; Announce products in a window that allows WotC to be comfortable it is coming together, but still have enough lead time that when one product is hitting shelves there is already some hype about another.&nbsp; In a perfect world the announcement of product B come in the lull between announcement of product A and the release of product A.&nbsp; So you maintain energy between releases and teases for over the horizon.&nbsp; Clearly it isn't a perfect world.&nbsp; But that is a viable plan to shoot for.&nbsp; You do reasonably well at this for a few cycles and your customers become more accepting when something does not work out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just as customers can be less accepting when the one hiccup was the only thing on the horizon for a certain class of book.It is also possible that they just don't plan on ANY rules modules.&nbsp; It isn't at all clear, but this seems to be a reasonable interpretation.&nbsp; That is going to make some people unhappy and there is no way around that.It is also possible that they simply screwed up, but they are getting their act together now.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is certainly impossible for anyone to say that they are not working on a good rolling release schedule.&nbsp; But because of the hiccups so far they are playing catchup.&nbsp; If that is the case I would fully agree that it is better to let the fans gripe a bit now then rush too much and hiccup again.&nbsp; (Which is no excuse, it is fair for fans to gripe now.&nbsp; But you can't undo the past so the best plan forward &quot;is what it is&quot;).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 6560022, member: 957"] Just because one thing is bad, doesn't mean another thing isn't bad. Having the one and only "rules module" out in the public ("announced" or not) and then pulling it is a bad thing. Keeping other things unannounced avoids that bad thing, but only by being a bad thing in itself. (And because it is unfortunately required, I have to clarify that "bad" means PR and relations with customers within the tiny and ultimately irrelevant to life as we know it RPG fanbase. It is not remotely criminal, nefarious or vile.) They can avoid both "bad" thing with good planning. Have a schedule that is feasible. Announce products in a window that allows WotC to be comfortable it is coming together, but still have enough lead time that when one product is hitting shelves there is already some hype about another. In a perfect world the announcement of product B come in the lull between announcement of product A and the release of product A. So you maintain energy between releases and teases for over the horizon. Clearly it isn't a perfect world. But that is a viable plan to shoot for. You do reasonably well at this for a few cycles and your customers become more accepting when something does not work out. Just as customers can be less accepting when the one hiccup was the only thing on the horizon for a certain class of book. It is also possible that they just don't plan on ANY rules modules. It isn't at all clear, but this seems to be a reasonable interpretation. That is going to make some people unhappy and there is no way around that. It is also possible that they simply screwed up, but they are getting their act together now. It is certainly impossible for anyone to say that they are not working on a good rolling release schedule. But because of the hiccups so far they are playing catchup. If that is the case I would fully agree that it is better to let the fans gripe a bit now then rush too much and hiccup again. (Which is no excuse, it is fair for fans to gripe now. But you can't undo the past so the best plan forward "is what it is"). [/QUOTE]

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