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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TDarien" data-source="post: 7657585">Not really.  It more sounds to me that they just ignored the fact that there was leaked information, like most companies who choose not to comment on product rumors, instead choosing to wait until they make an official announcement.  The issue here is people took the leaked information as fact, when it wasn't yet.  I don't know what you expected WotC to do.  Word leaked out of two books.  They could have confirmed the rumor, but then when they changed their mind and decide to scrap one book, what then?  They get lots of flack for announcing a book and pulling it from the schedule.  Or, they could have denied it.  That looks worse, because they would then release a book they outright denied was in publication.  Neither of those options are attractive.So instead, they do what every company does when faced with a product leak.  They declined to comment (neither confirming nor denying).  Production schedules change all the time.  Products get planned and scheduled internally and later canceled. Some even further in the development process.  The fact that this one was leaked doesn't really change anything.</blockquote>