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<blockquote data-quote="dm4hire" data-source="post: 4717142" data-attributes="member: 14848"><p>A lot of the advancement in the RPGA over the last couple of years I believe is due in part to the direct control of it by WotC.&nbsp; Where in the past it was allowed to operate somewhat independently from its parent company that stance lent to some of its weaknesses.&nbsp; WotC taking complete control and operating it more as an organized marketing tool has allowed the organization to become more focused and thereby enjoyable to players.&nbsp; While it might be debatable about their recent choice to change the reward program I think WotC nailed it on the head by realizing that the reward for players is more often just being able to play where as the Judges had little incentive.&nbsp; A lack of judges has been a major weakness for the RPGA as well as gaming in general.&nbsp; The ratio of players to judges across the board I am sure you'll agree is disproportional no matter which&nbsp; system we'd examine.&nbsp; WotC changing the RPGA rewards program&nbsp; to focus on judging and gaining more DMs I think will address this issue and hopefully bring about an improvement.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dm4hire, post: 4717142, member: 14848"] A lot of the advancement in the RPGA over the last couple of years I believe is due in part to the direct control of it by WotC. Where in the past it was allowed to operate somewhat independently from its parent company that stance lent to some of its weaknesses. WotC taking complete control and operating it more as an organized marketing tool has allowed the organization to become more focused and thereby enjoyable to players. While it might be debatable about their recent choice to change the reward program I think WotC nailed it on the head by realizing that the reward for players is more often just being able to play where as the Judges had little incentive. A lack of judges has been a major weakness for the RPGA as well as gaming in general. The ratio of players to judges across the board I am sure you'll agree is disproportional no matter which system we'd examine. WotC changing the RPGA rewards program to focus on judging and gaining more DMs I think will address this issue and hopefully bring about an improvement. [/QUOTE]

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