Wizards 2008 releases?

[johnnype]

Man, anybody else amused here?

We used to get folks complaining about the book-a-month club approach. Now it's...where's my book fix? Gotta have m-m-my book fix! A Monster Manual VI, another Complete book, I'll even take another C-c-compendium of stuff I already go! Come on, break off a piece fo' me!

Not that I'm not addicted myself, mind you.

Chances are you are talking about two different groups of people.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

5 non-random for $19.99? Pass.

Keep in mind that one of the minis is a Large Green Dragon. That adds a fair bit to the value. Personally I don't know why they didn't go for a Large Red Dragon myself. A LRD is just so iconic. I imagine that you would get a lot of people who had never bought minis before buying it just to get a Large Red Dragon.

Olaf the Stout

 

[MerricB]

Either way, the continuing absence of Complete Warrior II is a puzzler. Did the first volume sell particularly poorly, compared to the others?

Probably not, but...

Player's Handbook II is Complete Warrior II. Even more so, since it actually helped fighters.

Cheers!

 

[MerricB]

It's been confirmed that the price is actually $14.99 for the Starter, and the 5 minis won't appear elsewhere.

Cheers!

 

[Kristian Serrano]

Chances are you are talking about two different groups of people.

Very much so, I actually looked forward to purchasing one book a month. It was a cheap allowance of $20 a month (Amazon.com) for something to add value to my campaign and personal entertainment.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Man, anybody else amused here?

We used to get folks complaining about the book-a-month club approach. Now it's...where's my book fix? Gotta have m-m-my book fix! A Monster Manual VI, another Complete book, I'll even take another C-c-compendium of stuff I already go! Come on, break off a piece fo' me!

Not that I'm not addicted myself, mind you.

Not me. I've been clamoring for a PrC and a Feat Compendium for a while now. FIgure those would be easy sellers. Might give 'em a chance to tweak certain PrCs (eldrich knight cough cough) that looked good initially but have been outclassed by every other similiar PrC since then.

 

[The Lemon Merchant]

Well, guess my bank account is safe for the beginning of next year. Well, at least when it comes to anything new getting added to my want list. Now to just get caught up on the backlog.

 

[Nightfall]

Kae'yoss,

Yeah because their current pantheon is SO stable...

 

[thalmin]

That has me concerned, too. Why is this one last Complete book taking so long to release? (well, a Complete Psionic 2 would technically be the last if one counts that).

I think the real question is, is Thalmin's catalog fully up to date or was the catalog only previewing what it was able to preview?

What's even more strange is I remember distinctly reading the posts of a couple of WotC authors saying they have 2008 products all set to go and are very excited about what's coming...whatever that means

The catalog should be current, it was just released. But it does seem incomplete, if only because it lists NO mass market books (read standard Paperbacks.) And the catalog only covers January through April. It is possible that there is more to be released in the first 4 months in regards to gaming books, but not for anything substantial. The big boxes need more lead time for their orders.
The timing is right for a big announcement at Gen Con about major new releases for next summer.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Kae'yoss,

Yeah because their current pantheon is SO stable...

I'll just wait a couple of months so I can ask "what pantheon"? Apparently there's one Author going "My name is Smedman. Lisa Smedman" for it sure seems that she has the license to kill.