Gleemax = Enworld

[Merkuri]

No, interview specifically points out that Gleemax.com has nothing to do with D&D.

At the moment. In the press release they labeled it a central "gamer" destination. I believe, like others have said, that it's going to be the umbrella that all of their gamer online content will fall under. Right now it's more Magic-centric, but I think they'll add D&D content as time goes on (probably closer to when Dungeon and Dragon breathe their last articles).

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Maybe "Gleemax" is the medical name for the knee-jerk reactions common among gamers.

Yup I think that's about right.

It's a name that means something to a specific set of gamers and nothing to another set. I'd venture that WOTC has made more money off of Magic players than D&D gamers so let them cater to that audience. If the snark and bile generated here whenever WOTC so much as twitches is any indication then maybe theyre better off NOT catering to the RPG community at large ESPECIALLY in places like this.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

And I'm surprised nobody said it already, but it looks pretty obvious that Gleemax.com is the "Digital Initiative."

That's because it's not. Read the interview.

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

I imagine Gleemax will be the MySpace to Enworld's LiveJournal.

I'm curious to see how they'll handle criticisms of WotC's decisions and products over there, especially since WotC was apparently "afraid" to communicate with Enworld because the site is viewed as being anti-WotC -- despite the fact that most of us are their customers.

I'll use Gleemax if it draws the rest of the community, just like I use MySpace because so many of my friends use it.

In the end, my continued use of their site will depend on their quality of moderation. Will they keep threads on track without censoring (seemingly) anti-WotC sentiment? Will the moderators be fair and impartial -- or power tripping nerds eager to start an elite clique? Or will the moderators be so hands-off that anything goes and the average thread reads like a pile of illiterate monkey crap?

 

[Mark CMG]

If the snark and bile generated here whenever WOTC so much as twitches is any indication then maybe theyre better off NOT catering to the RPG community at large ESPECIALLY in places like this.

It's a funny name.


I think online communities sound more harsh than they really are because people are more prone to post when they disagree than when they agree. Some communities also frown on the "Me, too" posts, which gives online communities an even more negative feel though at EN World you are bound to get a flurry of QFTs when a fairly popular opinion is proffered. If the handful of people who post intensely negative responses to any single topic were really reflective of the actual sentiment, overall, WotC (many companies, in fact) would no longer be in business. I think, too, that despite more stringent moderation, they seem to get it far worse on their own boards and elsewhere than here.


Still, it's a funny name.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

There's not nearly enough terrible poetry here or discussions of dreams for ENWorld to be compared to LiveJournal.

 

[thedungeondelver]

There's not nearly enough terrible poetry here or discussions of dreams for ENWorld to be compared to LiveJournal.

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...

etc.

Yeah, no, let's not go there and say we did.

On second thought let's not even say we did.

 

[Wik]

From wikipedia:

Gleemax - This had been an inside joke among both Wizards R&D and Magic: the Gathering players. The infamous alien brain is said to secretly manipulate the Magic R&D division (as is mentioned in the flavor text). Its power is reflected by its control-freak nature, wherein it grants its controller the authority to choose spell and ability targets. Its Million mana cost means the player generally cannot play it by normal means.

 

[molonel]

Dungeon magazine!

Dragon magazine!

And, now we have ..... Gleemax!

What were they thinking?

 

[Fifth Element]

Will the moderators be fair and impartial -- or power tripping nerds eager to start an elite clique? Or will the moderators be so hands-off that anything goes and the average thread reads like a pile of illiterate monkey crap?

So you're asking if they'll be like ENWorld, The Forge, or the Wizards boards, respectively?