NickName wrote:
Quote:
I don't, it just seems the logical conclusion of the discussion.
Well, to me it seems like the utterly pessimistic conclusion that's being jumped to with nothing to support it.
WotC: we have 2 map distribution projects in the works.
Boris: OK
WotC: Here's one.
Boris: Bah. Now we'll never get the other one.
That is an incorrect summation. When exactly did they say they have "2" map distribution projects? Even if they did I never said I don't think they'll do the second one. So far, all I've heard is that all the set posters for 2008 are going to have maps and by your own account they opted to do them this way because they can't make a profit by selling them.
Here is a summation that is more accurate.
WotC: A LOT of new maps are coming.
Me: That's awesome! That is the best news in a long time regarding SWM!
WotC: Here's how we're doing them - they're not being sold, they're going to be on the backs of set posters for each set this year.
Me: Promotional items? My playgroup doesn't have much access to those particular promotional items. (Sigh, like Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon's Vacation" as he comes to the realization that Wally World is closed.)
Nickname: Well, they are doing it this way because they can't make a profit by selling them so this comes out of different resources they can afford to lose.
Me: So they're not going to ever try to sell map packs again? That sucks.
I guess what it comes down to is that when I said it's the "logical conclusion of the discussion" I meant the discussion between us and not based on anything WotC did or didn't say. I hope there is some other method in the works for map distribution that reaches a larger audience but I don't know one way or the other so all I can address right now is the implications of your posts.
Quote:
Nothing about one being done should lead to the conclusion that the other isn't going to happen too.
Nor does it. Right now no one knows what they're doing or why, for that matter.
Quote:
Nothing's perfect, but in my experience, even with its flaws, SWM has been managed better than any other CMG. I've never gotten this "kicked" feeling that seems so prevalent to others. DCI is a black hole. That's pretty much the extent of my (significant) complaints.
What other games have you played? How many of them were produced by WotC?