Gleemax = Enworld

[Mercule]

No bets here. I would have bet against the Wii.

I wouldn't have. Mock the stupid name, sure, but I was pretty excited about the Wii.

Gleemax doesn't have that luxury, especially when Wii had the cool new controller, etc. and Gleemax has... a website that looks like a radioactive cat urinated all over it.

 

[Umbran]

Can EN World compete?

Can we, with lesser resources? Probably not.

But are we actually a competetor? I don't believe so. I think we live in a niche that WotC, by it's corporate nature, and the fact that it owns the property, cannot fill. We are, in effect, part of the fourth estate of gaming - independant reportage, opinion and commentary.

 

[Shalimar]

Not really. Although if I could go back in time and ask people what they thought of the idea of naming something "Google" I'd be very interested in their reaction.

The first I ever heard of Google was when a girl in my class said she googled the new girl. It perked my ears right up.

 

[Piratecat]

Guys -

First of all, it isn't fair to insult Gleemax based on a preview. When it finally debuts maybe it'll be incredibly useful, and maybe not, but consider this - WotC is going to do everything they can to make it as cool and useful as possible. This is high profile and very important -- and they have a lot of talented and ingenious people who love D&D. Frankly, I'm betting it's going to be awfully good, and that's a GOOD thing.

See, Gleemax isn't competing with EN World. They're not mutually exclusive. A lot of people will probably spend time at both, and that'll be great; cross-pollination of people and ideas will only make both sites stronger.

So please, don't react defensively if you worry we're threatened. We're not, and change isn't necessarily bad. Let's see if they make something that's useful and fun for us.

 

[Mercule]

First of all, it isn't fair to insult Gleemax based on a preview.

Good point. I'd forgotten that it's a preview. Radioactive urine mockery duly withdrawn. I still think it's valuable criticism, though, and hope they change it dramatically.

I still don't think the "gleemax.com" domain is a good idea. I've seen sites in the past (not related to gaming) that have had a "preview" with one URL then moved to another for the final release. I really, really hope that's what's going to happen here because "gleemax" is just painful.

To be honest, if I didn't really want to see the Digital Initiative (and related projects) succeed, "gleemax" would be laughable. It's the sort of thing I'd want a competitor to pick for their site.

 

[SteveC]

You know, from looking at this, all I can say is that the largest gaming company, with marketing and a real r&d group behind them is still a lot like a baseball player.

The come out with Star Wars SAGA, to much acclaim.

Next at bat: gleemax.

Hope that works out for you.

My suggestion: fire whoever came up with that name immediately.

That's all for now...

--Steve

 

[BASHMAN]

When my friends and I got into gaming, we walked into a hobby store and found a world of awesome games, a guy behind the counter who knew everything about them, and a bunch of people just like us who wanted to play.

But times change. Today, that hobby store is still there

...only now all they sell is d20 stuff.

 

[Fifth Element]

Frankly, I'm betting it's going to be awfully good,

I'll put my money on it being haotically neutral.

 

[WayneLigon]

I'll check it out but man! What a godawful name.

 

[Festivus]

Can we, with lesser resources? Probably not.

But are we actually a competetor? I don't believe so. I think we live in a niche that WotC, by it's corporate nature, and the fact that it owns the property, cannot fill. We are, in effect, part of the fourth estate of gaming - independant reportage, opinion and commentary.

And that is precisely why I prefer to come here over WoTC boards. It's the unvarnished opinions of products that first drew me to this site. As an added plus, the boards are not littered with err, l33t? speakers helps a ton too. I didn't spend my entire life text messaging, and don't feel like trying to decrypt every thing I read because the posters are too lazy to write two extra letters or try to be k3wl by using the number three.

I don't feel threatened by Gleemax... I just think it's like the rest of the WoTC boards... something I will visit... rarely, and usually only if google tells me there is something of interest there to dig into.