Wow… Back when I first covered 4.0, I asked that Hasbro/Wizards not screw it up. I realize that was asking for a lot. After playing Star Wars Saga (Talent trees stolen from WoW, no more rolling for saves, dumbed down lots of things) and seeing what they are saying about 4.0, I haven’t been that enthused…
Then a buddy tells me you can find out exactly what they are doing with 4.0, before it’s even released. I thought that was pretty sweet…then he tells me they are selling two separate books each at $20 a bucks a pop. Not with actual rules or anything. Nothing you’ll be able to use in the game when it finally releases in June. Just preview information. That’s it.
Just so we’re clear here, Hasbro is selling previews of their next system. SELLING IT. WTF?!?! I knew, I fucking knew it. I knew Hasbro was going to screw it up. I knew they were going to nickel and dime us. I knew they were going to milk every penny out of this shit. And even I didn’t foresee them selling got damn preview books. I can’t wait to see what else they charge us for. Maybe they’ll release new rules that requires everyone that wants to play owns all three of the core books, or that to run a game, you have to pay them a fee (like another company tried to do) or maybe sign away your first born. Or maybe even worse, they’ll want you to sign up to a monthly fee to access errata (i.e. - bug fixes), new adventures, character sheets, etc.
Thanks for ruining D&D Hasbro, thanks a fucking lot.
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What Would Matt Do: I guess I’m going to have to stick with 3.5 and White Wolf for now. Oh, and give a hearty fuck you to Wizards of Draining their Customer Base of Every Last Nickel and Dime, er, of the Coast. Sometimes I really hate being right.