The big announcement: 4dventure

[GravyFingerz]

And what's up with Scott Rouse asking about suggestions for future Ideas (the brand manager of fluff thread)? What kind of misdirection was that?

Oh great!!! Now I will have to wait even longer for my book of fey!!! This just burns my buns!!!!

 

[Mouseferatu]

And what's up with Scott Rouse asking about suggestions for future Ideas (the brand manager of fluff thread)? What kind of misdirection was that?

Why assume it was misdirection at all?

If 4E is announced at GenCon, then we can assume that either

A) The main system has just been finished, or

B) The main system is still being worked on, but is almost finished.

In either case, there's a whole open field ahead of us in terms of release schedules. It's entirely possible that WotC is looking for customer feedback on what sort of books we want after the initial core. And by asking for flavor-specific ideas, he makes it that much more likely that the ideas that were offered will be compatible with the new edition.

 

[Ruavel]

of course, this may all be just one of the best exercises in viral marketing the world has ever seen...

 

[Glyfair]

'we're not working on it, it's several years off' my hairy dwarven arse! .

To be fair, I never saw "it's several years off" quoted from WotC staff. What I saw was "it won't be soon" (earlier this year). Soon is so vague as to almost be meaningless.

 

[thundershot]

Hopefully the fine folks at Paizo knew this was coming, and with any luck, they get to be the publisher of 4E adventures via Pathfinder.



Chris

 

[catsclaw227]

Hopefully the fine folks at Paizo knew this was coming, and with any luck, they get to be the publisher of 4E adventures via Pathfinder.

I get the sense from a vague comment by Erik Mona in another thread that they did know something and with some time, they can make an announcement as well.

Then again, I could be wrong....

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

It's entirely possible that WotC is looking for customer feedback on what sort of books we want after the initial core. And by asking for flavor-specific ideas, he makes it that much more likely that the ideas that were offered will be compatible with the new edition.

Except that asked the way he did, 99% of the responses were for books needed from the current state of 3.5 ... there's a lot of basic ground to cover if you're rebooting an edition. I'd give almost completely different responses if asked "what fluff/crunch is needed for books released after the core rulebooks."

A Greyhawk Campaign Setting hardcover would be the only duplicate entry on both my lists.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Why assume it was misdirection at all?

I'm sort of in agreement. Even if it is an announcement, the final release will likely be a full year out, (maybe more?).

Plus, for all we know 4e may be transparently compatible with 3e products. In that case there won't be a hard rush to redo everything already out there.

 

[Festivus]

I really hope my Gamemaster modules and Pathfinder campaign will be compatible. I am already starting AoW (only 1 game session into Whispering Cairn), and I want to be able to use these adventures with the new system.

You don't have to upgrade. Just play your Gamemastery, Age of Worms, Patherfinder, Etc in 3.5.

I don't plan on buying much more than the PHB for a start at 4E. Till there is a compelling reason to switch, it will be like Windows ME was to me, a skipper.

 

[Lidgar]

Why do I expect Steve Jobs to appear on stage wearing a black turtle neck to announce 4e and touting it as the coolest thing ever to grace your battle mat? I mean, come on, a count down page? "And just check out these webpages! You will never need to use a messy No. 2 pencil ever again!" Yeesh.