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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terramotus" data-source="post: 4401805" data-attributes="member: 7220">Picking one post out of many with the same sentiment to respond to...I don't understand this.  Would you be posting this same thing if rpg.net went under, or if Giant in the Playground were closing its forums?  Is it just offensive to you that someone would operate a forum with profit as a motive?  If you're at all a fan of WotC's current products, this probably doesn't bode well.  And if you're not a fan...  why invest so much interest?  I don't play Rifts, but I don't wish the company misfortune.  In the scheme of things, Hasbro is far from a bad corporate citizen.If you're feeling defensive about ENWorld, don't.  Gleemax was never really a competitor, IMO.  People will go to whatever forums they feel most comfortable in, and which has an atmosphere that they get the most out of.  ENWorld has good moderation, and in the past has been mostly about enjoying the games, which is why I'm here.  Gleemax offered something different from that (though poorly).  On the other hand, IMO the increasing anti-WotC bias here is almost bad enough to drive me away.  I come here looking to talk about games, not play Nerd Politics or see people throw bombs at a company whose products I enjoy.On that note, I find it a bit unbecoming that two members with Staff titles here expressed such obvious joy at Gleemax's demise.Let's put that quote in context.  In Antony and Cleopatra, Marc Antony was saying that to calm his audience by saying that, but then proceeded to do exactly what he said he wasn't there to do, in order to gain support.  Because while a lot of people hated what Caesar did to the Republic, they loved him too.Final Note:  Hopefully this will be a good thing in the long run, and we'll see DDI perform better with the additional developers.</blockquote>

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