I figure this is an appropriate place for this thread, considering Dragon is now out-of-print... I haven't heard anything (but that doesn't mean it hasn't been talked about), but are there plans for archiving issues #251-359 like they did with #1-250? For that matter, what about Dungeon?
I've heard nothing about this at all. It is almost as though Dungeon and Dragon have just dropped off the face of the planet after their cancellation. Given that the material doesn't support 4e, I'd be very surprised if there were any plans for such a product. (But then I'm not employed by WotC, so this is wild speculation).
If they produced such a CD, I'd be in line to buy it.
Any idea where I could pick up the first one?
I freely admit Dragon's glory days came before 250, but I'd by a CD/DVD of the later issues, too. The first few issues after 250 have some D&D stuff, which is always nice to have on disk so I don't beat up by actual copies too much.
Sadly, as much as I don't expect anything Dungeons and Dragons to be put back into print, I expect such an archive even less. I'm forced to say that the best-case scenario is to hope Wizbro has misjudged 4e enough for them to go bankrupt and sell the rights to somebody who actually wants to publish Dungeons and Dragons again.
Any idea where I could pick up the first one?
I was just checking amazon last night, and they have some... check ebay too...
Dragon Magazine Archive #2
I WISH!!!! that would be so awesome to get caught up with the program.
I would dearly, dearly love a Dungeon Magazine archive, but one other obstacle to overcome here is the whole Paizo issue of divided ownership over time.
I freely admit Dragon's glory days came before 250, but I'd by a CD/DVD of the later issues, too. The first few issues after 250 have some D&D stuff, which is always nice to have on disk so I don't beat up by actual copies too much.
Sadly, as much as I don't expect anything Dungeons and Dragons to be put back into print, I expect such an archive even less. I'm forced to say that the best-case scenario is to hope Wizbro has misjudged 4e enough for them to go bankrupt and sell the rights to somebody who actually wants to publish Dungeons and Dragons again.
Wizbro?
I thought it was Hazards of the Coast...
Wizbro?
I thought it was Hazards of the Coast...
Don't forget "Wallets of the Co$t."
I was just checking amazon last night, and they have some... check ebay too...
Neat, thanks for the info.
It's in the D & D Fundamentals -> Future Releases area.
Quick Link
The overwhelming opinion of the responders was that the project wouldn't fly due to copyright issues. I'm not sure I agree with this opinion, since the New Yorker and Rolling Stone both recently released complete backlogs on CD-ROM, and I can't imagine that they procured the rights to every single ad, image, or article.
Is there a WoTC staff member around that could weigh in on this?
Also, they still owned the magazine, even though Paizo produced it, so I'm proabably missing something when I say that I can't see any copyright issues.
The primary factor I see is that they would be producing a product that was not 4e compatible (well, it is with a little imagination, just as 3e material could be adapted to the 2nd ed settings).
My two zhents worth.
I also started a thread a few weeks ago on this topic.
It's in the D & D Fundamentals -> Future Releases area.
Quick Link
The overwhelming opinion of the responders was that the project wouldn't fly due to copyright issues. I'm not sure I agree with this opinion, since the New Yorker and Rolling Stone both recently released complete backlogs on CD-ROM, and I can't imagine that they procured the rights to every single ad, image, or article.
Is there a WoTC staff member around that could weigh in on this?
Paid advertisements in a magazine are, in effect, the property of the magazine that publishes them, in that issue. If they reproduce the issue they have the right to do so, and it is, in effect, free advertising for those who paid for the ads.
As for a Dungeon Magazine archive, it might be a matter of who exactly owns the copyright for the older issues. Does anyone here know with 100% certainty who owns the copyright of the various issues?
I've heard nothing about this at all. It is almost as though Dungeon and Dragon have just dropped off the face of the planet after their cancellation.
I've got a pdf of Dragon #360 on my desktop, dowloaded off of WotC's webspace. Just go HERE and login with your Gleemax account. 'Tis free. As well as Articles for issue #s 361 and 362. I don't like that they aren't releasing the articles in a single download in a timely manner. They are also focusing mostly on 4e teasers at this point, which isn't as good for me, either.
Just saying that if you haven't heard anything than you haven't been listening. ;)
If you look, #360 WAS compiled into one download. As a singe document, no less. I have no complaint there. I just wish they were more timely with compiling the new ones.
Where? I've looked all over under the Dragon subsection and all I see are individual links to articles.
Where? I've looked all over under the Dragon subsection and all I see are individual links to articles.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071214
Just saying that if you haven't heard anything than you haven't been listening. ;)
Touche.
Seriously, though, thanks for the links. Much appreciated.
I figure this is an appropriate place for this thread, considering Dragon is now out-of-print... I haven't heard anything (but that doesn't mean it hasn't been talked about), but are there plans for archiving issues #251-359 like they did with #1-250? For that matter, what about Dungeon?
I don't know if this will help, but I found a site you can try.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dmindex/
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