Was WoTC Always this Lazy?

[JDJblatherings]

It isn't them being lazy sometiems corporations are slower then the DMV.

To get a document online could involve-

Someone gets an idea
someone else approves the idea
one person writes it
hopefully one person edits it
possibly one person fact chekcs (or number checks it)
soemone assigns or finds an artist
one person types it
hopefully one person proof reads it
The artist turns in the art
The art is approved
one person formats it for online posting
hopefully one person makes sure the formating works
one person sends it to the folks that manage the site
one person posts it
possibly one person approves it before it goes live


if this stuff involves the same person at different steps it may go faster or slower. It may involve more people like a brand manager , lawyer and grahic designers whom I didn't even mention above.

could be 2 people could be 2 dozen.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I think e-Tools/Master Tools is a prime example of them stuffing up something similar to what they've come up with for the D&D Insider. I don't have a lot of faith in WotC when it comes to getting electronic products out on time. Their track record speaks for it self in this regard.

Mastertools was a fireball on the fantail for sure. DDI looks to be headed that way at the moment.

 

[Flash_Plasma]

read the DDi and GSL forums on the WotC boards (that is, if they're still up, running, and not busted or snailing) and you'll see exactly how much confidence we really have in them (by which I mean zero, no, serious, WotC as a company is greedy, blood-sucking, whiney, controlling, and completely and utterly incompetent, trust me, thats 80% of the threads on both boards bashing, making fun of or hating on WotC in some form or another)

No really, WotC is full of nice friendly people who wouldn't dare sue you, hold DM tools at ransom, blatantly publish crappy material in an attempt to make more money, or steal my wallet- hey, wait a sec...

... WotC Sucks! (nice job on 4e though)

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I expect that ultimately the DDI will come out and, probably after a few iterations, will be a decent, if not great resource. The reason I think this isn't based upon past performance, but because the stakes are pretty high. DDI without a doubt is a major part of the D&D strategy going forward. The idea of a steady revenue stream from subscriptions isn't something that will be abandoned easily like a one-off sale product such as e-tools.

If DDI isn't working and succeeding by bringing in and maintaining subscribers in the near future, I would expect to see major shakeups at WotC in effort to make it work.