Would the D&D brand manager please stand up.

[jester47]

I completely forgot that Charles Ryan was let go from WotC a year ago. Reaiming thread.

I was wondering if the current brand manager was talking to the fans. I was also wondering if he can answer this question:

What is taking so long for the approval of Paizo books? How many compendiums will we see? Just in general- Whats up with the game?

 

[Turjan]

He left WotC a long time ago.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

What Turjan said. As far as I know he hasn't been at WotC for quite a while now. He still posts to these boards occasionally though.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Pramas]

Charles works for the English distributor Esdevium these days.

 

[Troll Wizard]

I believe you want Chris Perkins (sp?), I believe at GENCON he said that was his title. Also at one of the seminars he stated that he reads WOTC's own boards for feedback, no mention of other boards. Regarding what's up with the game, d/l the August 2006 GENCON's seminar "State of D&D", it was over at gamingreport.com.
Andy Collins is another manager at WOTC and I have seen him post here.
Either way I imagine an NDA is likely to get in the way.

 

[awayfarer]

The D&D brand manager has learned the first step to not being seen; not to stand up.

 

[Razz]

Yeah Paizo's been waiting for word on Dragon Compendium: Volume 2 for quite some time but WotC hasn't given the word despite how powerful of a sale they got on the first volume.

Sad to see WotC not answer their customers and simply scheme to make more money...yet their schemes always fail.

Maybe one day someone who truly loves the game and its customers will step up and right all the wrongs.

 

[Morrus]

Sad to see WotC not answer their customers and simply scheme to make more money...yet their schemes always fail.

Yeah, D&D was a complete failure. What were they thinking? And then 3.5 - huge failure; nobody bought it. And as for M:tG - what a flop that was! That d20/OGL initiative? Shame nobody was interested... Licensing the magazines to Paizo, who then produced those three terribly unpopular Adventure Paths- what a mistake!

Criticise WotC's products all you want - you don't have to like them - but claiming they've "failed" is pretty funny.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

Licensing the magazines to Paizo, who then produced those three terribly unpopular Adventure Paths- what a mistake!

It was definitely good for the consumer, but does WOTC get more money if Paizo sells more magazines? I always assumed it was a flat fee. Isn't the rumor that WOTC is shuffling their feet on DC2 and AOW because they don't want the competition?

 

[Piratecat]

Maybe one day someone who truly loves the game and its customers will step up and right all the wrongs.

I'll say! Just like wizards of the Coast did!

Oh... wait...