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<blockquote data-quote="Rolemancer" data-source="post: 5186929" data-attributes="member: 12483"><p>This. </p><p></p><p>Mearls, Wyatt, etc., will past history dictate what this actually means, we are just seeing the next generation about to step up to the chopping block? Some have survived, many have not.</p><p></p><p>I can sort of see why there would be a moment of excitement (hey, I am promoted) but then again I can see why one would ask what kind of "promotion" is this anyway? Well, we're the ones who survived... this time... thus, a promotion.</p><p></p><p>I have been watching and this kind of lay-off, next up, churn like a slave, squeeze blood out of a rock, salary is too high, person is becoming too important, discard, next up scenario that has repeated itself over there bothers me.</p><p></p><p>Once I would have wanted to help produce D&D professionally. That dream hasn't appealed to me for quite some time now.</p><p></p><p>I am not trying to take anything away here. You all have contributed immensely to D&D and to the fans who play it and for that I am grateful to you all personally, especially Wyatt whom I have watched from the beginning.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, I cannot help but get this sinking feeling that we will indeed see some of these names in the next trials of lay-offs after the powers that be parasitically feed off of every drop they can get, make them and their families sacrifice long hours and endure heavy stress only to toss them aside when finished with them.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the corporate world? For D&D to thrive and recapture that magic again from the misty old days from decades ago, corporate needs to be welcomed to D&D. It had such a spirit of fun and love and does in a lot of ways still in certain circles, but the taint of the harsh brutality within the mechanism of its production is appalling.</p><p></p><p>So, I guess what I am trying to say here is...</p><p></p><p>Congratulations!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rolemancer, post: 5186929, member: 12483"] This. Mearls, Wyatt, etc., will past history dictate what this actually means, we are just seeing the next generation about to step up to the chopping block? Some have survived, many have not. I can sort of see why there would be a moment of excitement (hey, I am promoted) but then again I can see why one would ask what kind of "promotion" is this anyway? Well, we're the ones who survived... this time... thus, a promotion. I have been watching and this kind of lay-off, next up, churn like a slave, squeeze blood out of a rock, salary is too high, person is becoming too important, discard, next up scenario that has repeated itself over there bothers me. Once I would have wanted to help produce D&D professionally. That dream hasn't appealed to me for quite some time now. I am not trying to take anything away here. You all have contributed immensely to D&D and to the fans who play it and for that I am grateful to you all personally, especially Wyatt whom I have watched from the beginning. At the same time, I cannot help but get this sinking feeling that we will indeed see some of these names in the next trials of lay-offs after the powers that be parasitically feed off of every drop they can get, make them and their families sacrifice long hours and endure heavy stress only to toss them aside when finished with them. Welcome to the corporate world? For D&D to thrive and recapture that magic again from the misty old days from decades ago, corporate needs to be welcomed to D&D. It had such a spirit of fun and love and does in a lot of ways still in certain circles, but the taint of the harsh brutality within the mechanism of its production is appalling. So, I guess what I am trying to say here is... Congratulations!!! [/QUOTE]
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