Timeline on the next five books to be added?

[Peter Smith]

Originally Posted by Mathias

Look around the Pathfinder and Shadowrun files - how often have I responded to questions about release dates - hardly ever. I've been burned by mis-estimates too often.

Generally speaking I hit Facebook more often than I do this site. Is it safe to assume the news will go up on FB a reasonable amount of time after the files get posted for sale?

[Colen]

Absolutely! We sometimes wait a couple of hours before posting a release to make sure there aren't any issues we missed, but we'll always post information about major new releases soon after they're out on Facebook, Twitter, and our web page.

[Peter Smith]

Thanks for the reply Colen. As it stands, I was about to post: "Well, never mind. I just saw the Hero Labs updates get posted to FB."

[Calabim696]

Look around the Pathfinder and Shadowrun files - how often have I responded to questions about release dates - hardly ever. I've been burned by mis-estimates too often.

Well you did reply to this thread many times before this last question was asked. One could construe, though no exact dates were given, that if only given the title of the thread that these are comments were about when items would be released. I mean even if the reply is only to say check the newsletter it is still a reply regarding when something will be released. However my comment wasn't specifically directed to anybody. I've found on gaming or software forums (this being a little of both) that when someone ask a question like this silence is never a good sign. If things are going well a developer will say something like, "Shouldn't be too long" or a small tease. When things aren't going as well or someone doesn't have an answer people want to hear they tend to choose silence.

[Peter Smith]

Originally Posted by Calabim696

When things aren't going as well or someone doesn't have an answer people want to hear they tend to choose silence.

Catalyst, for the last few years, won't post release dates until a solid date is known. The reason is simple: it's so the game stores know that they can get their orders into the distributors and have the distributors able to fill the orders. It's a little different here, as these guys handle their own distribution. But it looks like they keep the same approach - sit on the date until it's known.

[Colen]

Yup. We'd rather spend the extra time and get something done well than set arbitrary deadlines for it that we have to sacrifice quality to meet.

[Peter Smith]

In any case, it matters not anymore.

[RavenX]

Quality is important in the products this company releases.
It does take a lot of time to get the data crunched out, implemented properly, and tested for bugs to make sure it is as accurate as possible and everything works fine. Sometimes some bugs slip through the cracks and need to be fixed, but that is just part of the process. Humans are imperfect beings after all, but the work done here is high quality and worth every penny.

My gaming group relies on Hero Lab for our campaigns, it keeps my players honest because the validation reports will show if they did something wrong. It also keeps the playing field fair. I honestly wish I had this software for RPGA games back when I used to DM them. It simplifies character creation and has allowed me to introduce new players to the games I run that never would have tried them if the process wasn't this simple. I am always willing to wait for a data update that provides quality to ensure honesty amongst my players and keep the game fair.