Also, if WotC isn't worth it, is there any other popular RPG system that I could easily find people to play with that has stayed in the 21st century? I've heard about D20 and the vast market of genres it produces, but that's it.
Just because WotC isn't worth it, doesn't mean you have to stop playing 4E. I'd still expect some pretty good third party publisher (3pp) support, and there's already some good third party supplements out for 4E: (
3pp_4E_products_at_RPGNow,
The_Quintessential_Fighter,
The_Quintessential_Wizard,
Remarkable_Races_Series,
Fang,_Fist,_and_Song,
Feudal_Characters:_Noble,
Advanced_Player's_Guide)
As far as finding games and gaming groups, there are lots of different games that are still played that have accessible material in pdf. There's tons of 3E/3.5E material for download, not to mention multiple online SRD's (System Reference Documents) that have all of the necessary rules (Players Handbook, Monster Manuals, Epic Handbook, Psionics Handbook, Unearthed Arcana alternate rules, etc.). Not to mention all of the D20 derivatives (True20, etc.) The best place to look for what people are playing in PbP games is here:
Playing_the_Game.
You can also look for real live games in your area here:
Gamers_Seeking_Gamers.
edit: also everything that
freyar said above
(I actually started on this post before freyar posted but I had to go deal with something for a few hours, before I got back to finishing the post.
)
My point exactly. I've emailed WotC with my grievances. Though I doubt it was passed on to the right department. Maybe I'll post some of this to their online forums.
It probably wouldn't hurt to post over on the WotC forums, but it's possible you may get a somewhat more hostile response from posters there. The people at WotC that matter do read the threads here at ENWorld. In fact many of them are members here and actually post. Especially because of recent events, there are some of the good guys from WotC here, such as
WotC Logan and
Scott Rouse, who read these threads and pass pertinent info up the chain. Trust me, you post it here and WotC is just as likely to get it as if it was posted on the WotC boards.
Take care and, Keep on Gaming!