> Thanks for the clarification, everybody.
> Like you, Chris, I recognize that if the brass at WotC was looking for
money
> and money alone, they would not have come into the gaming business. I'm
not sure
> if I said something that suggested I was anti-WotC, but that was not my
intent.
> I was a demonstrator for WotC South at GenCon and had to calm a few
visiting
> gamers over the course of the convention. D&D3E and the OGL will serve to
bring
> more people and more business into the hobby. That's a victory to the
industry
> and to WotC. As I see it, WotC wants a healthier marketplace to make sure
that a
> company of their size can stay fed. This will also serve to validate the
hobby,
> earning it respect in business and everyday life. Contrary to popular
opinion,
> if WotC were to become the only company in the market, it would still
starve.
> More to the point: I was at the WotC Party after GenCon. Only a
company of
> genuine gamers would name drinks at their open bar after their game.
>
> word,
> will
>
> p.s. I knew a fellow at GenCon who was still summarily against WotC
because of a
> statement made one or two years before by a commoner in the company. That
> statement was decidedly *not* in the interests of Customer Relations. I
think
> it's that sort of "street level" appearance that the company needs to be
wary
> of. Any sort of CR-intensive company (WotC, Starbucks) must be.
I think a lot of the anit-WotC feelings come from the early days of the
NewInternet (1995-1997) when started to Crack down on that. People are
quick to remember the past, but not so quick to forgive. In that last few
years since WotC took control, I have seen a rise in quality as well as a
rise in customer relations. They are bring the game back to the gamers,
essentially. It will take time, but I think if they keep up the good work,
they will once again be looked upon by most gamers as a good place.
Good luck and god bless,
Jason Lotito a.k.a. Telvin
Technical Director of the Fiction Fantasy Network
and All Around Nifty Guy
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