I expect something will show up in the next year or two. But if you mean the functionality that we were promised in any real meaningful way, I'd say somewhere between the Heat Death of Universe and the Point when the sun explodes. Pigs may fly using ice from hell to deliver it, and perhaps it would cross promote with Duke Nukem forever.
When is D&D Insider actually launching?
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Toben the Many
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I agree. If they don't have something by GenCon, then I think they will lose a lot of consumer confidence.
As for so many people saying, "How could you expect that it would be out on time?" Yes, I did expect it out on time. Why? Because at GenCon last year, they were using the DDI as their showcase. They were using it to show off 4e. It was the "big thing" at that time, and that was a year ago.
Also, whenever journalists have done interviews with WotC about 4th Edition, the character generator and the dungeon generator are always what is shown to them. For them to showcase those two things so much, I would expect them to have it out by now.
Charwoman Gene
Adventurer
Gotta love those 10 month years.
And WotC CAN'T make it roll dice or resolve anything due to the sale of the electronic rights by Hasbro.
CountPopeula
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I believe these features were ALL supposed to be accessible at product launch. So many things have failed to materialize already, though. The PDFs at a token price for people who bought the book, for example, didn't happen. I would not be surprised if at least one feature mysteriously disappears from future announcements.
But yes, DDI so far is a failure. What's there is good, but nothing I would pay money for. What's coming... who knows. What I do know, however, is as long as they insist their vaporware software I can't use anyway is coming out, the longer I can get Dungeon and Dragon for free.
But yes, DDI so far is a failure. What's there is good, but nothing I would pay money for. What's coming... who knows. What I do know, however, is as long as they insist their vaporware software I can't use anyway is coming out, the longer I can get Dungeon and Dragon for free.
You know, this alone says a whole lot on how bad Wizards has botched their reputation in some areas.
Also, while I may not have believed it would be out on time, I expected it to. Because, you know, having things out on time is what you're kinda supposed to do.
inati
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Well they do have dice...or did. See this video for details [ame]http://youtube.com/watch?v=_aLXuMb6WWw[/ame]
With respect to it rolling dice, adjudicating rules, or other things that make it like a video game.
Yes, the rights to D&D computer games were sold.
But Hasbro is a HUGE company...despite the fact that the rights are owned by another, if they really wanted to they could either purchase the rights back, or as another option simply sub-license the rights or negotiate a license that says they have the right to do X, Y, and Z in DDI, but not A, B, and C.
I think that the only problem with this might be the small risk that the company that does own those software rights insists that Hasbro sign an agreement that is horribly restrictive, demands that they drop all other games they create, and allows the original rights holder to arbitrarily change the terms with no notice to Hasbro.
But honestly, what kind of company would do something like that?
Yes, the rights to D&D computer games were sold.
But Hasbro is a HUGE company...despite the fact that the rights are owned by another, if they really wanted to they could either purchase the rights back, or as another option simply sub-license the rights or negotiate a license that says they have the right to do X, Y, and Z in DDI, but not A, B, and C.
I think that the only problem with this might be the small risk that the company that does own those software rights insists that Hasbro sign an agreement that is horribly restrictive, demands that they drop all other games they create, and allows the original rights holder to arbitrarily change the terms with no notice to Hasbro.
But honestly, what kind of company would do something like that?
Brown Jenkin
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What constitutes something? They can always trot back out the same demo and say see we have something in progress. For something to mean anything they need a working beta that they can open to the fans to use themselves.
Xyxox
Hero
Agreed 100%. There MUST be a Beta no later than Gen Con for this to be viable, or even an Alpha where members of the community are able to be testers and post their results.
Anything short of that and customer confidence goes through the basement floor.
My bet is, they're having scalability issues.
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