Zachary's Gen Con Report Thread

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 06:47:33 PM

(Not ignoring the designer question, Zach is chasing people down.)

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 06:49:58 PM

Bottom line: OGL will still be there. That's a quote from the old bald dude on the stage.

It did sound like it might be changed, though in what manner I do not know.

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 06:50:31 PM

Zach will get the names of the designers shortly.

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 06:53:15 PM

The new website for D&D insider is //www.dndinsider.com.

Seanchai · August 16, 2007, 06:54:44 PM

Quote from: GoOrangeI'm such a sucker for this stuff. Awesome job Zach!

Me, too. Thanks!

Seanchai

beeber · August 16, 2007, 06:57:04 PM

has anyone got into wizards' site yet?

not that i expect more info that what we have so far.

excellent job, dudes in the field!

Pierce Inverarity · August 16, 2007, 06:57:49 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstThe new website for D&D insider is //www.dndinsider.com.

"Service unavailable."

Who's the old bald guy???

Names, man, names!!!11

No Q&A, what is this, Cuba?

Get the investigative journalism thing going!

Settembrini · August 16, 2007, 07:01:53 PM

The online tools and DI sound actually totally ...irrelevant... to me.

James J Skach · August 16, 2007, 07:01:56 PM

D&D insider? I'm in. It looks all fucked up, but I'm in...

EDIT: Whoops...now I'm getting service unavailable as well.

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 07:02:54 PM

OK, this is Zack again. I'll have the names shortly (I hope), but it wasn't Mearls, though he did appear on the design team. Hell, EVERYBODY at WotC was on that design team list, I think.

And yeah, they did say "Virtual electronic version".

EDIT: It was awful light and a bad angle, but I'll post what I got of their new online DM tools.

Pierce Inverarity · August 16, 2007, 07:03:04 PM

Same here, Settembrini.

But that's not a bad thing. Saves $$$.

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 07:04:00 PM

Quote from: James J SkachD&D insider? I'm in. It looks all fucked up, but I'm in...

EDIT: Whoops...now I'm getting service unavailable as well.

Everyone's trying to get on it, I think. They said it would be up right after the meeting.

Balbinus · August 16, 2007, 07:06:01 PM

Like others said, great job Zachary and Matt.

Settembrini · August 16, 2007, 07:06:07 PM

Yeah, but they stress the DI.
So if the DI is irrelvant, the worsst possible of all things could happen:

They *gasp* made an economically bad decision.
I fear this.

I mean I´m all excited about 4th Edition, I want it to succeed. But I see not why it should if it´s main shtick was the DI.

Zachary The First · August 16, 2007, 07:06:34 PM

Several folks just walked past, bitching about how WotC had told them 4e wouldn't be out for 2 year at the D&D convention.