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<blockquote data-quote="BluSponge" data-source="post: 4388170" data-attributes="member: 916">According to the folks at PCI, it's really difficult to introduce a new product into the mix after con season winds down in the fall.&nbsp; If you don't have the goods on the shelf before November, you can forget about it.&nbsp; They do this for a living, so I won't argue with their logic too much.&nbsp; But I suspect that dearth of material is one reason WH hasn't been getting too much attention from the mainstream.&nbsp; Meanwhile, runs on the core book at cons continue as people get invested in the DP program.I'm always up for adventures, so their anthology definitely has my attention.&nbsp; As for BaD, we'll see.&nbsp; Since I'm not playing WH proper, I don't know how much value it will have for me.&nbsp; But I can always mine it for secret societies and the like.&nbsp; For me, the significant selling point will be non-euro centric orders, as I've mentioned before.&nbsp; Time to see how the other two-quarters of the world gets business done.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I've long believed the real answer to a lot of game company woes is getting people playing and keeping them playing, and the OP events can do a lot in that regard.&nbsp; I really wish there were more opportunities to play in DP games here in Texas.&nbsp; For most of the good stuff, I need to drive to Atlanta.It also had the pleasure of being the OTHER DnD living campaign.&nbsp; If you didn't like LG, or the RPGA, there was Living Arcanis.&nbsp; I think WH has managed to pull in some of those players, along with a LOT of the Living Death crowd, but how many LA players won't touch anything that isn't DnD?&nbsp; I think next year will really be telling for the DP program.&nbsp; LG is gone, 3e is gone, and 4e is...different.&nbsp; There are a lot of groups whose entire gaming hobby is comprised of living campaign play, and if PCI plays their cards right, they stand to pick up a nice-sized chunk of disenfranchised RPGAers.&nbsp; We'll have to wait and see.Tom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BluSponge, post: 4388170, member: 916"] According to the folks at PCI, it's really difficult to introduce a new product into the mix after con season winds down in the fall. If you don't have the goods on the shelf before November, you can forget about it. They do this for a living, so I won't argue with their logic too much. But I suspect that dearth of material is one reason WH hasn't been getting too much attention from the mainstream. Meanwhile, runs on the core book at cons continue as people get invested in the DP program. I'm always up for adventures, so their anthology definitely has my attention. As for BaD, we'll see. Since I'm not playing WH proper, I don't know how much value it will have for me. But I can always mine it for secret societies and the like. For me, the significant selling point will be non-euro centric orders, as I've mentioned before. Time to see how the other two-quarters of the world gets business done. :) I've long believed the real answer to a lot of game company woes is getting people playing and keeping them playing, and the OP events can do a lot in that regard. I really wish there were more opportunities to play in DP games here in Texas. For most of the good stuff, I need to drive to Atlanta. It also had the pleasure of being the OTHER DnD living campaign. If you didn't like LG, or the RPGA, there was Living Arcanis. I think WH has managed to pull in some of those players, along with a LOT of the Living Death crowd, but how many LA players won't touch anything that isn't DnD? I think next year will really be telling for the DP program. LG is gone, 3e is gone, and 4e is...different. There are a lot of groups whose entire gaming hobby is comprised of living campaign play, and if PCI plays their cards right, they stand to pick up a nice-sized chunk of disenfranchised RPGAers. We'll have to wait and see. Tom [/QUOTE]

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