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<blockquote data-quote="Reinhart" data-source="post: 7688049" data-attributes="member: 13080"><p>Because the D&D team kinda sucks at marketing? Heck, a couple of their brand managers probably have that job title simply because of seniority and a desire to shrink the amount of payroll allocated to game design. But just because WotC is only funding 2-3 books set in the Forgotten Realms each year doesn't mean that's the only thing the D&D team is actually thinking about and playing in their free time. Unearthed Arcana is probably the most off-the-cuff and direct window into the sorts of stuff that they're playing with in their own campaigns. Just ignore the B.S. surveys and don't hold your breath for anything to get actually printed.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I guess where I disagree is the uncertainty. The D&D team is no longer structured to put out a lot of products and aim at more than one deadline. I'm pretty sure a few years back someone in management "switched their paradigm from waterfall to agile." I'm sorry for those of you who understand that last sentence. They're just not the RPG company they used to be. There is definitely tighter rein on the process and a greater focus on just "the next story," which is always 6 or so months down the road. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying you have to like this new business model and I understand if you don't. I just don't think it's really that murky and it's unlikely to change regardless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reinhart, post: 7688049, member: 13080"] Because the D&D team kinda sucks at marketing? Heck, a couple of their brand managers probably have that job title simply because of seniority and a desire to shrink the amount of payroll allocated to game design. But just because WotC is only funding 2-3 books set in the Forgotten Realms each year doesn't mean that's the only thing the D&D team is actually thinking about and playing in their free time. Unearthed Arcana is probably the most off-the-cuff and direct window into the sorts of stuff that they're playing with in their own campaigns. Just ignore the B.S. surveys and don't hold your breath for anything to get actually printed. Edit: I guess where I disagree is the uncertainty. The D&D team is no longer structured to put out a lot of products and aim at more than one deadline. I'm pretty sure a few years back someone in management "switched their paradigm from waterfall to agile." I'm sorry for those of you who understand that last sentence. They're just not the RPG company they used to be. There is definitely tighter rein on the process and a greater focus on just "the next story," which is always 6 or so months down the road. I'm not saying you have to like this new business model and I understand if you don't. I just don't think it's really that murky and it's unlikely to change regardless. [/QUOTE]
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