Why di WoTC lie to us?

[Numion]

The upshot is that I was dead wrong. There was no lie.

We've got accusations of lies, motives being attributed for the lies, the only thing missing are the actual lies that caused the outrage.

 

[jeffh]

We've got accusations of lies, motives being attributed for the lies, the only thing missing are the actual lies that caused the outrage.

Exactly. I've challenged a number of people on the WotC boards and here to quote chapter and verse, and so far no-one has even tried. Except Delericho in this thread, and he failed (and to his considerable credit, was honest enough to admit it).

 

[Thurbane]

 

[Plane Sailing]

(See my edits below)

I believe the statement was made at D&D Experience this winter that you weren't currently working on 4e. The statement has now been made that you've been working on 4e for 2 years. The contradiction there is obvious.

I will look for the exact quotes later - I'm currently at work, and can't spend a lot of time going through the ENWorld archives.

Edit: I've found the quote I was thinking of and... well, um...

It's from Kevin Wilson at GenCon 2006, where it was stated that WotC is not working on a 4e... that will force players to use miniatures.

The key quote from Scott Rouse talks about 4e being a ways off, that there will be an announcement, and that there are 3e products on the schedule... all of which is true, of course.

The upshot is that I was dead wrong. There was no lie.

Mike, Scott, et al, I can only apologise. I relied on my faulty memory of events instead of double-checking, where I should not have done.

delericho, thanks for doing the legwork and checking up on this.

I think it is an appropriate place to draw a line under this discussion, and close this thread.

Regards,