Recent content by chuff80

  1. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    Considering mobile is such a large portion of the Web right now, and likely to become even larger, yes, a shame indeed.
  2. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    That may be true, but again I look at their technology leadership. Simon Blackwell (the CTO at Wizards) has a background is in the banking industry. While he's probably an expert in security, I'm not sure this makes him suitable for developing consumer-centric gaming supplements.
  3. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    Now this is interesting. I've worked in enterprise level software for a while, and companies that are good are usually not 'unlucky' when they pick contractors/vendors. There is (or should be) a thorough vetting process. Wizards' CTO comes from the banking industry, which has always been far...
  4. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    Just to clarify, there are two Kickstarter projects mentioned in my original blog post. Roll20.net released a KILLER virtual tabletop. I'm in the closed Beta right now, and it is hands down the best tabletop on the market right now. There's nothing that comes close (and I've played with Fantasy...
  5. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    Mostly because all of the engineers that I work with refuse to use it. I work at a tech startup, and know a bunch of people at other startups. .Net seems to be the thing you build on when you are forced to make something compatible with Microsfoft. Granted, I'm not an engineer myself, so my...
  6. C

    An open letter to WoTC

    Revisions to the core mechanics, to me at least, seem a little redundant at this point. The problem that I see is Wizard's poorly done move into digital. I wrote an open letter about it here. The gist is this: - Wizards is building on outdated tech (.Net) and poorly done tech...
Top