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<blockquote data-quote="Windjammer" data-source="post: 5750499" data-attributes="member: 60075"><p>Sad news indeed - and it's not simply that they fired someone, or that they fired someone at this time of the year. No, I'm astounded who they chose to send off.</p><p></p><p>Steve Winter, I think, has been working on and off WotC for several years now. I've always appreciated him for his "D&D Alumni" columns which at times seemed the only historical perspective left at WotC. For instance, his write-up on the use of miniatures in D&D's early to later incarnations was really well researched, thought out, and presented. It helped clear a lot of bickering around the topic in several RPG forums. It's rare that a WotC writer can do that - write something so well that he stands heads and shoulders above what you can retrieve online in fan blogs, and find a fairly conclusive and definitive statement.</p><p></p><p>That brings me to Rich Baker:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Hi Rich! I appreciate the courtesy you express towards your remaining colleagues, but I would be surprised if you think your last line is actually true. Monte's columns have been pretty much the opposite of what Steve's have always been. They border on the pedestrian, are very unclear as to their actual content, and few people should have difficulty finding something more intelligent or coherent at a random fan's blog posts. </p><p></p><p>Since his hiring in 2005 with the knight class for PHB 2 class, Mike has not exactly encouraged us to believe he can deliver a finished design. It seems he is better at describing an idea than designing it.</p><p></p><p>Next to Chris Perkins you were, to me at least, one of the two designers left at WotC who could actually design. I still think your Cormyr adventure for 3.x was one of the finest adventures of that era, and unlike other colleagues of yours (*cough* Bruce Cordell *cough*) putting your time to novels has not brought about a quality deterioriation in your RPG work. 4E's version of Dark Sun was an impressive piece of work, it was arguably the only campaign setting for 4E that met universal acclaim. Be proud of it, and know that your work will continue to be appreciated, especially in times when the future of game and the existence of quality products for it is not assured at all. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck, Rich and Steve!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Windjammer, post: 5750499, member: 60075"] Sad news indeed - and it's not simply that they fired someone, or that they fired someone at this time of the year. No, I'm astounded who they chose to send off. Steve Winter, I think, has been working on and off WotC for several years now. I've always appreciated him for his "D&D Alumni" columns which at times seemed the only historical perspective left at WotC. For instance, his write-up on the use of miniatures in D&D's early to later incarnations was really well researched, thought out, and presented. It helped clear a lot of bickering around the topic in several RPG forums. It's rare that a WotC writer can do that - write something so well that he stands heads and shoulders above what you can retrieve online in fan blogs, and find a fairly conclusive and definitive statement. That brings me to Rich Baker: [INDENT] [/INDENT] Hi Rich! I appreciate the courtesy you express towards your remaining colleagues, but I would be surprised if you think your last line is actually true. Monte's columns have been pretty much the opposite of what Steve's have always been. They border on the pedestrian, are very unclear as to their actual content, and few people should have difficulty finding something more intelligent or coherent at a random fan's blog posts. Since his hiring in 2005 with the knight class for PHB 2 class, Mike has not exactly encouraged us to believe he can deliver a finished design. It seems he is better at describing an idea than designing it. Next to Chris Perkins you were, to me at least, one of the two designers left at WotC who could actually design. I still think your Cormyr adventure for 3.x was one of the finest adventures of that era, and unlike other colleagues of yours (*cough* Bruce Cordell *cough*) putting your time to novels has not brought about a quality deterioriation in your RPG work. 4E's version of Dark Sun was an impressive piece of work, it was arguably the only campaign setting for 4E that met universal acclaim. Be proud of it, and know that your work will continue to be appreciated, especially in times when the future of game and the existence of quality products for it is not assured at all. Best of luck, Rich and Steve! [/QUOTE]
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