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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BrooklynKnight" data-source="post: 1724051" data-attributes="member: 4490">There are many topics here to which I could lend an opinion. So many my head is swimming. I think i'll chose one to address right now though. Wizards of the Coast. During Gencon, I casually asked someone at WOTC why they submitted no products this year. I was told that the general feeling was that WOTC considered the Ennies an award for small or independent publishers (dont quote me, i belive i'm paraphrasing from memory). Issues with WOTC running for ENnies have been brought up before, and they are sound. If WOTC enters, and sweeps, whats the point for everyone else?If WOTC enters, and doesnt win everything, it will appear as if the awards are "rigged" against WOTC. Why? Because WOTC is "considered" the best by virtue of the fact that D&D is theirs.If WOTC doesnt participate, the ENnies appear to be unsupported and illigitiment. Additionally, I dont think its been noted, or addressed, if the ENnies have any actual financial impact on a product, via increased sales or increased shelf life. I do belive that this issue needs to be solved within the next 6 months. One possible solution is creating an awards catagory between large and small publishers.This "could" work, but Large and Small publisher really has to be defined. The original qualifier doesnt really fly, especially with POD books.To answer that question, we would really have to wonder what seperates WOTC from Malhavoc and Green Ronin and Bastion Press among others. And what seperates these companies from Expedious Retreat Press, EN Publishing, RPGObjects, etc. For example, where would RPGO fit? Where would Bastion? Doing something like this may alienate some companies. Who knows. IN the end, the line really stands at how much money a company has to devote to development and printing. Their staff, etc etc.  Another option, would be to get WOTC involved with the awards without participating directly. Either by allowing their products to be entered by the authors themselves, or by asking WOTC to help Fund the ENnies. If they wont submit products, then funding the ENnies would certainly be a way to openly show support for the awards.</blockquote>

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