Where's the Errata?

[JoeGKushner]

Looking over the old Wizards of the Coast site and when looking at errata, it seems they're way behind (at least according to some of the old Cooper's reviews.)

Am I missing it or ?

 

[Razz]

No, they're just way behind.

In fact, they have this new trend. Now they SELL you errata.

One example is the fix/change to Urban Tracking feat you can only get if you buy Cityscape.

There are many other examples like the one above, Spell Compendium being another HUGe example. Changes and fixes to a ton of spells that you can only receive if you buy Spell Compendium.

They're doing it all over again with Magic Item Compendium. Fixes and changes to a ton of magic items that, well, you can only receive if you buy the book.

Why does WotC have this nerve to SELL errata is beyond me, but I'd like to choke the person who decided to come up with that idea.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Razz, please stop drinking my coffee.

 

[Deekin]

They also sold errata in the in the form of complete psionics.

 

[brehobit]

They are way behind on errata.

Anyone know if they are going to go back to maintaining it, or if errata will only be delivered in the form of new books? Seems like a question that should have been asked at the D&D experience.

Mark

 

[The Thayan Menace]

True Dat!

Why does WotC have this nerve to SELL errata is beyond me, but I'd like to choke the person who decided to come up with that idea.

I'm more of a pistol-whipper myself, but I wholeheartedly agree with you.

-Samir Ibn Asad
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[Nyaricus]

No, they're just way behind.

In fact, they have this new trend. Now they SELL you errata.

I respectfully disagree. What they are doing is create a one-stop book (or a few different books) which have a themeatic similarity; ie spells or magic items.

And it's hardly new. AD&D had it's own compilations, so this has been going on since the beginning.

Heck, even taking a look at 3.0, and there were about 3 or 4 versions of the Thri-Kreen floating around, and now with 3.5 there's likely a couple more.

So no, they are not selling errata. What they ARE doing is creating a book which they snag the 'creme de la creme' (or however you say that in Engrish) of all of their other books, update all of that info (and of course there are going to be mistakes - they're just human) for us in the hope that it's more balanced, and sell it. We get nifty compendiums, they get our cash. It's pretty simple, and it allows them as a buisness to keep going, which is good to - WotC has after all single-handedly revived the D&D line, so you would be seeing any of this without them anyways.

So, I disagree with your assumptions that WotC is now selling us errata, and in most cases you can play without errata with few problems anyway.

cheers,
--N

 

[Enforcer]

While I agree that errata is way past due for several books, stuff like Spell Compendium and Magic Item Compendium have value not from errata but from having entries from a wide variety of other sources brought together in one, easy to use book. If I want to have damn near every spell at my disposal, do I want to look through 20 different supplements or just one? That's why it's worth my money.

What would make me mad is if WotC didn't include errata in compilations like these and just cut and pasted without regard to mechanics problems.

The statement that Complete Psionic is just WotC selling errata is even less sensible--there's a lot of new content in there. Three base classes, several prestige classes, new feats (if you want to complain, complain about the various Exotic Mind Blade feats where just one would have done the job), and new powers.

That's my take on it anyways. If you don't like books like Spell Compendium, vote with your wallet.

 

[DreadArchon]

In before Rules Compendium.