WoTC products, going downhill?
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JoeGKushner
Adventurer
I'm almost tempted to ask what products?
Tiles are useful, very useful, but they don't say D&D. They're generic fantasy.
Some of the adventures have potential, but if you're in the game for the crunch...
The Fantastic Locations, once agian, great maps, but great for any fantasy adventure.
Not a whole lot of 'new' products out there afais.
Tiles are useful, very useful, but they don't say D&D. They're generic fantasy.
Some of the adventures have potential, but if you're in the game for the crunch...
The Fantastic Locations, once agian, great maps, but great for any fantasy adventure.
Not a whole lot of 'new' products out there afais.
JoeGKushner said:
Heh. There's only been one Fantastic Location this year, and not even branded as such!
January 2007
Complete Scoundrel - average. 3/5
February 2007
Barrow of the Forgotten King - average. 3.5/5
Dungeonscape - excellent. 5/5
Secrets of Sarlona - don't have yet
DT3: Hidden Crypts - good. 4/5
March 2007
Magic Item Compendium - excellent. 5/5
Cormyr: Tearing of the Weave - don't have
April 2007
Eyes of the Lich Queen - haven't examined
City of Peril - very good. 4/5
Expedition to the Demonweb Pits - average. 3.5/5
May 2007
Drow of the Underdark - don't have yet
Complete Champion - very good. 4/5
DT4: Ruins of the Wild - excellent. 5/5
June 2007
Expedition to Undermountain - don't have yet
The Forge of War - don't have yet
The Sinister Spire - very good. 4/5
July 2007
Monster Manual V
Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
August 2007
Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk
September 2007
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress
Exemplars of Evil
Fortress of the Yuan-Ti
Grand History of the Realms
October 2007
Rules Compendium
Dragons of Eberron
Dungeon Survival Guide
November 2007
Anauroch: The Sundering of the World
DT5: The Lost Caverns
December 2007
Elder Evils
Cheers!
JoeGKushner
Adventurer
MerricB said:
Agreed.
MerricB said:
Let's see.... adventure, tiles, great sourcebook, and a setting book (and if you don't do settings....)
MerricB said:
Compendium (and I agree thati t's a 5/5) and another adventure.
MerricB said:
Adventures.
MerricB said:
Two sourcebooks and tiles.
Two adventurers and a setting sourcebook.MerricB said:
MerricB said:
Sourcebook and adventure.
MerricB said:
Adventure
Fluff book(s), adventures, and NPC book (Or is that hte other one?MerricB said:
MerricB said:
Have to see more details before I say anything.
MerricB said:
Tiles and adventures.
MerricB said:
I get the Elder Evils mixed up with the other one.
Take out the adventures tiles and Eberron Sourcebooks (which does provide a healthy list of items), and you ain't left with many... long lasting books that aren't compendiums (i.e. new game material)
JoeGKushner said:
Given I like adventures, I'm not unhappy about the line, but I do agree there's a paucity of new rules material. I'd really like to see a Forest terrain book.
MIC is more new stuff than old, given revisions and other stuff in there. It's been one of the biggest good things for a long while.
Cheers!
Here we go for 2006...
January 2006
Races of the Dragon - I liked it, but 3.5/5
Player's Guide to Eberron - incomplete. 3.5/5
February 2006
Red Hand of Doom - good. 4/5
March 2006
Tome of Magic - average. 3/5
Power of Faerun - poor. 2/5
April 2006
Complete Psionic - disappointing. 2.5/5
FL: Fields of Ruin - average. 3/5
Voyage of the Golden Dragon - average. 3.5/5
May 2006
Player's Handbook II - excellent. 5/5
June 2006
Fiendish Codex I - good. 4/5
Mysteries of the Moonsea
July 2006
Monster Manual IV - good. 4/5
Secrets of Xendrik - very good. 4.5/5
FL: Dragondown Grotto - average. 3/5
August 2006
Tome of Battle: Bo9S - very good. 4/5
Dragons of Faerun
Dungeon Tiles set 1 - excellent. 5/5
September 2006
Dragon Magic - good. 4/5
The Twilight Tomb
Faiths of Eberron
October 2006
Complete Mage - very good. 4.5/5
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft - very good. 4.5/5
November 2006
Cityscape - good. 4/5
Dragonmarked
DT2: Arcane Corridors - good 4/5
Scourge of the Howling Horde - average. 3.5/5
December 2006
Fiendish Codex II - excellent. 5/5
FL: Frostfell Rift
Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde - good. 4/5
Cheers!
January 2006
Races of the Dragon - I liked it, but 3.5/5
Player's Guide to Eberron - incomplete. 3.5/5
February 2006
Red Hand of Doom - good. 4/5
March 2006
Tome of Magic - average. 3/5
Power of Faerun - poor. 2/5
April 2006
Complete Psionic - disappointing. 2.5/5
FL: Fields of Ruin - average. 3/5
Voyage of the Golden Dragon - average. 3.5/5
May 2006
Player's Handbook II - excellent. 5/5
June 2006
Fiendish Codex I - good. 4/5
Mysteries of the Moonsea
July 2006
Monster Manual IV - good. 4/5
Secrets of Xendrik - very good. 4.5/5
FL: Dragondown Grotto - average. 3/5
August 2006
Tome of Battle: Bo9S - very good. 4/5
Dragons of Faerun
Dungeon Tiles set 1 - excellent. 5/5
September 2006
Dragon Magic - good. 4/5
The Twilight Tomb
Faiths of Eberron
October 2006
Complete Mage - very good. 4.5/5
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft - very good. 4.5/5
November 2006
Cityscape - good. 4/5
Dragonmarked
DT2: Arcane Corridors - good 4/5
Scourge of the Howling Horde - average. 3.5/5
December 2006
Fiendish Codex II - excellent. 5/5
FL: Frostfell Rift
Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde - good. 4/5
Cheers!
Elephant
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Hussar said:
They may use the same content in the (IMO rubbish) online system they're setting up to replace the D&D magazines. They may also try to apply the names of the magazines to the online system. However, that doesn't change the fact that the magazines were canceled.
Remember: Pay website != magazine!
thalmin
Retired game store owner
The outlook for early 2008 isn't exactly encouraging. (See this post)
JoeGKushner
Adventurer
MerricB said:
11 'crunch' books if you don't count the more crunch centric setting sourcebooks here.
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