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<blockquote data-quote="EternalDungeonMaster" data-source="post: 7678310" data-attributes="member: 75401">I do have to agree with the people indicated that straight-up refunds would be too much for BMG to bear. If all 276 people received refunds (264 refunds at $150 each, and 12 refunds at $140 each), that's north of $40 grand. I do, however, remain adamant in my opinion that BMG has not been showing adequate signs of improvement over the years they've been running these organized play events. It is incumbent on Wizards of the Coast to demand accountability and change from BMG, or to replace them altogether.If this were any other type of industry, they would be gone already because people would simply take their time and money elsewhere and the laws of supply and demand would kill off BMG. But we RPG fans are a stubborn, tenacious, and demanding lot. We tend to entrench ourselves deeply in our hobby. That has the positive effect of making us one of the best types of hobbyist in the world, but it has the negative effect of allowing a group like BMG to linger in mediocrity way past its time.And I certainly don't want to attempt to paint the experiences with BMG events as all bad. There are some incredible volunteers who run some excellent games. Some of the best DMs I've played under have run BMG events. It's just a shame that those stellar storytellers have to spend so much time apologizing for the organization as a whole.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EternalDungeonMaster, post: 7678310, member: 75401"] I do have to agree with the people indicated that straight-up refunds would be too much for BMG to bear. If all 276 people received refunds (264 refunds at $150 each, and 12 refunds at $140 each), that's north of $40 grand. I do, however, remain adamant in my opinion that BMG has not been showing adequate signs of improvement over the years they've been running these organized play events. It is incumbent on Wizards of the Coast to demand accountability and change from BMG, or to replace them altogether. If this were any other type of industry, they would be gone already because people would simply take their time and money elsewhere and the laws of supply and demand would kill off BMG. But we RPG fans are a stubborn, tenacious, and demanding lot. We tend to entrench ourselves deeply in our hobby. That has the positive effect of making us one of the best types of hobbyist in the world, but it has the negative effect of allowing a group like BMG to linger in mediocrity way past its time. And I certainly don't want to attempt to paint the experiences with BMG events as all bad. There are some incredible volunteers who run some excellent games. Some of the best DMs I've played under have run BMG events. It's just a shame that those stellar storytellers have to spend so much time apologizing for the organization as a whole. [/QUOTE]

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