Orcus said:
I sure do hope you get some answers to those questions of yours, to loop this back to where you started
I hope so too, Clark. I hope so too. :\
There have been times I've felt like an angry man with a sandwich sign in a street corner, proclaiming that end times are coming.
However, this morning I woke up and saw something I wish now, I hadn't seen. And I'm embarrassed to show it to anybody, but I am going to anyway. I think it illustrates the point about the frustration and marketing fatigue that the GSL delay is causing in our RPG communities..
Not a proud day, no matter if everyone is responsible for their own actions or not.
Each person is responsible for what they say and what they do. And there are always going to be message board trolls no matter where you go. All that notwithstanding, this place had a good reputation, and this morning the community is in pain. Turned in on itself. Through no fault of the Company at all, who, like you Clark- have steadfastedly maintained a positive neutral stance (albeit cautious at times). The customers and the fans brought themselves to where they are now.
Yeah, a lot of places have a lot of bitter arguments, but this wasn't one of them, and it steadily ramped up since the end of January when the GSL never materialized.
I can't blame Scott Rouse for this, and I don't mean to try. But by golly, I can show him what this delay is costing the role-playing community. I will probably get slammed for airing dirty laundry, but there's a direct cause and effect relationship between the delay and community division like this.
If the people had closure in regards to 4th Edition, they could make whatever choices they need to make and then move on, leaving the other camp in peace.