Wizards 2008 releases?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The cynic in me says 4th ed soon.

How long has the cynic in you been saying that?

 

[Nightfall]

Whiz,

Every since I knew him, he's got cynic inside him.

*waits around to be proven that it's actually 2009 not 2008 for 4th edition*

 

[JoeGKushner]

How long has the cynic in you been saying that?

Not that long actually. It wasn't until I took a serious look at what's been coming down the pipeline.

At first I thought, "Well cool, they're finally supporting the game system that they've spent all this time building up." With all the options and other goods, people need adventurers. With all the mini support, tiles are a natural add on.

But to see similiar products with either low shelf life expectancy such as adventurers and books designed for reading, not gaming, and tiles useful for any edition... 8-ball says future uncertain, check again later.

Don't get me wrong, I could be completely misreading it. BUt compare the list here with the list of say two years ago and I think in terms of do it yourself gaming material, especially with the dearth of info on the 'DI', I'd be surprised if 4th ed isn't announced at Gen Con.

 

[Nightfall]

*is only waiting to see what the Paizo/Necromancer Games merge announcements will be from GenCon*

If any...

 

[MerricB]

The Optimist also thinks 4e is coming soon.

Cheers!

 

[Imaro]

Wow...that lineup doesn't really excite me at all (except for the Star Wars stuff). I guess the adventure could be good...but 96 page softcover for $30 bucks(and this is certainly something I could of used in say...2003) but this late in the game...I'll definitely be waiting till someone reviews it before deciding to drop or not drop the cash.

I guess it's gonna be a Star Wars year for me, because I don't play in Eberron and I'm not interested enough in the thoughts behind D&D to spend $20 to read about it. I will probably be buying one or two cases of Legacy boosters (because I really like the comic series, though I find it strange they wouldn't release a "Dark Times" set to coincide with the Unleashed era. ). This will be the first year I'm really not at least interested in something for D&D. IMHO, mostly a meh release schedule, as far as D&D, so far.

 

[Thurbane]

-duplicate-

 

[Thurbane]

D&D Miniatures Game Starter Set contains 5 non-random pre-painted figures, cards, 2 battle grids, and rules. Figures come from Dungeons of Dread series. $19.99 April 8, 2008

5 non-random for $19.99? Pass.

 

[CryHavoc]

What a really long list of absolute rubbish. I'm actually hoping 4e is soon, because there is no excuse for releasing a bunch of crap like this otherwise...

 

[thalmin]

I expected the weak rpg schedule, following a similarly weak schedule for late 2007. But I was surprised at the lack of new D&D fiction. Only 1 new Ravenloft novel. The others are reprints or not D&D related.