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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chowder" data-source="post: 4158376" data-attributes="member: 56308">There's some possibility that the "lull" is a deliberate attempt to get people really desperate for new information, so that in the last month before release they can feed us that new information in a way that makes sure our attention is squarely focused on the 4E release at the moment of the release.However, if this is the case, I think they could do a better job of it.  I read the Wizards preview articles to see previews of Wizards products.  Inserting a mish-mash of opinions about items unrelated to Wizards products in that article is a waste of my time and a waste of the author's time.  Up until about 6 months ago,  I read the Wizards website religiously, and often visited their forums.  Now, I never go directly to the Wizards web site at all.  I go to ENWorld, and only visit the Wizards site if someone on ENWorld posts a link to an article there that might look interesting.  Why did I make this switch?  Because the Wizards website is no longer always the most up-to-date location for news about D&D, and even when it *is* the most up-to-date location, it presents information in such a poor way that I'll actually learn the news faster if I visit ENWorld.  When you compound this with the fact that the Wizards website is often completely broken, and now dilutes D&D info with irrelevant nonsense ("Gamer Lifestyle"), I think ENWorld is going to remain my primary D&D website for some time.I get the sense that the people at Wizards are good people who love D&D and understand how to improve it.  And I get the sense that the pencil-and-paper part of 4E is going to be an improvement on 3.5E.    But at the same time, I have concerns:1. The sad state of the Gleemax/Wizards website technology indicate to me that, unless DDI is being done by a completely separate team, it's going to have serious technical problems.  (I'm especially shocked by the way Gleemax was initially released in such a seriously broken form -- that was truly awful, and disrespectful to customers to expect them to use that.)2. The pushing of the "Gamer Lifestyle" nonsense indicates to me that I may not be the target audience for Wizards anymore, despite being a lifelong fan of D&D.   3. The failure to release the GSL in a timely fashion, leading to Paizo's introduction of a competing product to 4E right during the time when Wizards wants everyone to be focused on 4E, may result in a slow start for 4E, which may in turn cause Wizards and Hasbro to cut resources from the D&D effort.In any case, if The Rouse, or anyone else at Wizards is reading this, please note that I've loved every prior edition of D&D, love what I'm hearing about the pencil-and-paper part of 4E so far, and really want it to do well.  But also note that, at the moment, I'm not inspired by the way you're showing it to me.  I think the presentation needs some more polish.Thanks,-Chowder</blockquote>

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