WotC acknowledges 4th Edition Not for Everyone?

[Grazzt]

-They want people to feel more like they don't have to play 4th or even D&D to purchase and use the tiles.

Disagree with the "even D&D" part. They did say all editions of D&D, not just "roleplaying games"

Either way- it's interesting to say the least.

 

[justanobody]

Disagree with the "even D&D" part. They did say all editions of D&D, not just "roleplaying games"

Either way- it's interesting to say the least.

So they cannot be used for DDM or AD&D?

 

[JeffB]

It's a smart business move to make a little extra $.

But I do love all the tabloid scenarios y'all are coming up with

 

[Grimstaff]

On the back of the latest dungeon tiles set (Streets of Shadow):

"All Dungeon Tiles products are compatible with all editions of Dungeons & Dragons."

I hope this means more edition-independent items.

How true is this though?

These tiles are based on a 1" equals 5' guideline (4 mat squares for every 10' map square).

In 1E, 1" on a battlemat equalled 3.33' (9 mat squares for every 10' map square).

 

[darjr]

By the very simple fact that almost every edition of D&D is for sale as PDF, they have recognized this for quite some time.

 

[justanobody]

By the very simple fact that almost every edition of D&D is for sale as PDF, they have recognized this for quite some time.

I would buy that IF they only put up the older edition materials AFTER 4th edition became available.

BUT, the fact they didn't take those down when 4th edition came out, could agree that they know 4th is not all people will buy even though they only offer it in their current product line.

So having the tiles work with those older PDFs and even OGL material and saying so, just allows them to appeal more to a greater audience rather than just saying "for 4th edition" which some may bypass the product entirely as seeming to be made for, or only work for use with 4th edition.

So it is still a better way to word it than claiming for 4th edition, but the PDFs show nothing until they take them down.

IF they allow OGL/GSL scaled down versions of the map tiles in products to promote the sale of the tiles with the old PDFs as well as new products from 3PP, then it would go a lot farther to support older editions.

Nonetheless it is a small amount of support for older editions in the right direction.

Warning: don't drink coffee and eat BBQ because, it leaves you with more energy than you know what to do with and ends up with long posts.

 

[darjr]

I agree that it is a good thing that they worded the marketing info on the package the way they did.

However, I think that the PDF's would be EASY as pie to take down in a heartbeat. If they ever really believed that 4e is the one and only, those PDF's would not have stayed on line. Period.

Oh, eh, thanks for the editing

BBQ and coffee...

 

[Team-Preston]

Ultimately it's marketing. It's useful outside D&D 4E because not everyone plays it and they know that...and they want to emphasize their own stuff by saying D&D (sans edition identifiers)...but realistically, it's useful for any RPG and they know it. It's marketing tactics and understandable.

Jeff Preston

 

[the Jester]

How true is this though?

These tiles are based on a 1" equals 5' guideline (4 mat squares for every 10' map square).

In 1E, 1" on a battlemat equalled 3.33' (9 mat squares for every 10' map square).

Actually, in 1e, 1" was 10' indoors or 10 yards outdoors.

 

[Nikosandros]

I think there is a good probability they are launching marketing for edition proof products or even products for older, hybrid or even "evolved" editions (perhaps next step is something in DRAGON or DUNGEON ???).

I would be extremely surprised if that was actually the case.