Unexpected Reactions

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

EDIT: And, if ByronD is correct, the idea that I'd have to pay to have my books "fixed" is still not something I would endorse.

If you don't pay, you get exactly what you have now: a printed book and a .pdf of errata.

If you do pay, you get more than what you have now: a printed book, a .pdf of errata, and a .pdf of the whole book which encorporates the errata.

 

[freyar]

No idea, just answering the previous post. If it is true, I think that will (rightly) cheese off a whole lot of people.

EDIT: And, if ByronD is correct, the idea that I'd have to pay to have my books "fixed" is still not something I would endorse. Such a service should depend on initial purchase of the book (via some form of code, for instance, as with software), rather than shelling out cash monthly for it (which rewards bad initial editting and playtesting).

I can't remember where I saw the quote, bc it was lost in all the 4e announcement hoopla, but I know one of the WotC people (Scott Rouse or Mike Lescault, I'm pretty sure) have said that there will be codes in the books. Don't think you need a paid D&DInsider membership to use that, but I don't remember. Someone who paid better attention to the announcements (I was hiding under a rock ) can probably tell you.

 

[shurai]

Interesting. Thanks for the clarifications, folks.

 

[Khairn]

As I understand it, errata will continue exactly as it is now.

Non-existent since 2006?

Regarding the errata, I understand that WotC has committed to a release once per quarter. Is that the plan you are referring to?

 

[Arashi Ravenblade]

I went from now way, to wait and see, back to no way. I will stell wait and see, but im very, very skeptical, cause I like about 1% of what we have seen or heard.

 

[Shades of Green]

Would D&D 4E be 100% playable without a D&D Insider subscription? This is my greatest single worry about 4E.

 

[Fobok]

Would D&D 4E be 100% playable without a D&D Insider subscription? This is my greatest single worry about 4E.

Depends on your definition of 100% playable, I'd think. Is 3.5 100% playable without OpenRPG, eTools, Dungeon Magazine, and Dragon Magazine? Because that's basically all D&D Insider will be.

 

[Glyfair]

Non-existent since 2006?

Regarding the errata, I understand that WotC has committed to a release once per quarter. Is that the plan you are referring to?

I'm not 100% sure what Bryon is referring to, but this is what I have seen stated from WotC employees.

• Errata will be released quarterly (they won't be fixing every niggling error) in freely downloadable documents.
  
• If you activated the code in your book (which will require a fee that will likely be in the $1 range, but may be more or less*), then your electronic copy will be updated with the errata.
  
• If you are a D&D Insider member, the tools will be updated with the applicable errata for the books you have activated.

* Scott Rouse has stated it will be the price of a "cup of coffee." He can't say whether it will be "drip or a Starbucks triple vente chocolate mocha."

 

[Agamon]

* Scott Rouse has stated it will be the price of a "cup of coffee." He can't say whether it will be "drip or a Starbucks triple vente chocolate mocha."

Hopefully it's less than the price of a beer at a sporting event...

 

[Raven Crowking]

IMHO, paying for errata -- even each of us paying the cost of a cup of coffee -- is a bad idea. It makes poor editting and lack or playtesting into a source of revenue.