WoTC in the Frying Pan

[Dire Bare]

DDI was (and still is) advertised as a draw, available immediately, to sell core rulebooks.

This is not simply a matter of vaporware. It is, at the very least, arguable that DDI was a promised part of a product -- the core rulebooks -- that was not delivered.

Proving damages is easy: "If it weren't for the unequivocal statements that I'd be able to play D&D via DDI, with my friends that lives around the country, I would not have bought the rulebooks."

An analogy: a high end car company advertises that buyers of their soon-to-be-released hybrid will be able to immediately subscribe to highly anticipated SOTA satellite services (for the hybrid) of various sorts. After thousands of the cars are sold, the company announces that none of the subscription services will be available for months.

If you don't see legal liability there, well, it's a damned good thing you're not a lawyer, because you suck at it. (I am, BTW, a lawyer.)

There's not really any question in WotC's case, and starting RSN, you can expect to see some serious legal scrambling.

In my experience, when someone sums up an argument with, "I'm a lawyer" they are usually trying to convince me of something ridiculous. I'm getting that vibe here. But then again, I've read of some pretty ridiculous cases that did go to court, so I guess you never can tell.

I'll believe your claim when I see it happen, which I'm pretty confident I won't. And if this scenario actually did make it into a courtroom and was successful, I would ruthlessly mock all those involved (not that they'd care, of course) for being ridiculously litigious.

It'd get some good press I imagine, though.

 

[Kichwas]

Wow. I can't see any reason at all that a class wouldn't be certified for a class-action lawsuit against WotC for this.

And I thought 1-1-1-1 movement was a screw-up.

...

I suggest re-examining your theory on Contract law there.


I'm not fond of their pricing structure at all... but honestly... I just think that's foolish business planning.

As for the delay... shrug. Hardly a violation of any notable legal duty I can spot.


Oh, its been a number of years since we met, and that was brief, but if memory serves me correctly, Piratecat is a lawyer.

 

[silentounce]

IAARL , does that count for anything?

 

[Deverash]

Uh, really? I can totally buy someone purchasing the 4e books and then excitedly rushing to www.dndinsider.com for the online tools . . . . but anyone who spent over an hour trying to launch the applications? What part of "Coming Soon!" is so hard to understand? It's laid out pretty clearly on WotC's webpage (and has been since 6/5) that the online tools are not yet ready. If you take the time to read what's there, that is.

However, in their (and mine *blush*) defense, the Coming Soon! page is only on /one/ of the tabs now. If you weren't trying to get the Compendium to flag, it just looks like you wandered into the description pages, not the actual launch pages.

 

[Teflon Billy]

....Oh, its been a number of years since we met, and that was brief, but if memory serves me correctly, Piratecat is a lawyer.

No, he's some kind of Sleep Therapist or something.

Though, from what I hear, he should be BBQ'ing as a profession

 

[silentounce]

No, he's some kind of Sleep Therapist or something.

Have you ever heard a lawyer talk? What's the difference?

 

[Family]

Their per hour rate.

 

[Mark]

No, he's some kind of Sleep Therapist or something.

Used to be, now making video games.

Though, from what I hear, he should be BBQ'ing as a profession

I understand he can do it in his sleep.

 

[Mark]

...

I suggest re-examining your theory on Contract law there.

(. . .)

Hardly a violation of any notable legal duty I can spot.

Your opinion as a lawyer?

 

[sinecure]

I think I'll stick with Neverwinter Nights. It sounds like this website won't do anything NN cannot, but with a $15 monthly subscription.

I suppose there's the magazines.