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<blockquote data-quote="thg jim" data-source="post: 305975" data-attributes="member: 1888">Wow!&nbsp; You get back from GenCon and a fire storm is brewing.&nbsp; From a &quot;small publisher's&quot; point of view, here is how I see it.&nbsp; BTW, this isn't a company statement, just my own opinion.I want to directly compete with WOTC.&nbsp; If all you want to be is a small fish, then having WOTC lined up against you is a bad thing.&nbsp; I want to be a big fish.&nbsp; I want to be nominated along with them.&nbsp; I want to beat them.&nbsp; Did we do it this year?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; We did, however, take a very important first step in just being mentioned along with WOTC.&nbsp; I am aiming my personal sights very high.&nbsp; I am gunning for a win next year.On the other hand, I think that a few awards could be reserved for d20 publishers.&nbsp; I know the d20 license very well and anyone who considers WOTC to be a d20 publisher is just plain wrong.&nbsp; They are not or, as far as I can forsee, they will not be.&nbsp; They did, however, allow d20 to come into existence.&nbsp; So, we could all duke it out in many categories, but there could be some along the lines of &quot;Best d20 Publisher&quot; or something like that.&nbsp; Also, it appears that many people are of the opinion that because WOTC won most of the awards, being nominated doesn't mean much.&nbsp; That can not be farther from the truth.&nbsp; Sure, I expect to see WOTC nominated in almost every category.&nbsp; When I see our stuff along side of theirs, it makes it all worth while.&nbsp; To begin with, a small, select group of judges thought that, among everything they read, ours was among the best.&nbsp; All the hard work is immediately validated.&nbsp; Will it dramatically increase our sales?&nbsp; Doubtful.&nbsp; But, it will keep me working harder than every to put out great products.I will put my vote down for more chairs next year <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Jim GovreauDirector of Thunderhead Games</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thg jim, post: 305975, member: 1888"] Wow! You get back from GenCon and a fire storm is brewing. From a "small publisher's" point of view, here is how I see it. BTW, this isn't a company statement, just my own opinion. I want to directly compete with WOTC. If all you want to be is a small fish, then having WOTC lined up against you is a bad thing. I want to be a big fish. I want to be nominated along with them. I want to beat them. Did we do it this year? No. We did, however, take a very important first step in just being mentioned along with WOTC. I am aiming my personal sights very high. I am gunning for a win next year. On the other hand, I think that a few awards could be reserved for d20 publishers. I know the d20 license very well and anyone who considers WOTC to be a d20 publisher is just plain wrong. They are not or, as far as I can forsee, they will not be. They did, however, allow d20 to come into existence. So, we could all duke it out in many categories, but there could be some along the lines of "Best d20 Publisher" or something like that. Also, it appears that many people are of the opinion that because WOTC won most of the awards, being nominated doesn't mean much. That can not be farther from the truth. Sure, I expect to see WOTC nominated in almost every category. When I see our stuff along side of theirs, it makes it all worth while. To begin with, a small, select group of judges thought that, among everything they read, ours was among the best. All the hard work is immediately validated. Will it dramatically increase our sales? Doubtful. But, it will keep me working harder than every to put out great products. I will put my vote down for more chairs next year :D Jim Govreau Director of Thunderhead Games [/QUOTE]

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