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<blockquote data-quote="borringman" data-source="post: 9453282" data-attributes="member: 7040288">Lotta folks here naively assuming that what WotC does has nothing to do with they make.&nbsp; Seeing a lot of opinions that amount to, &quot;I voted '1'.&nbsp; I'm not bothered by their decisions, because it doesn't affect the product(s) they offer.&quot;Except it does.Not that I'd be thrilled if they were, say, dumping toxic waste into the ocean, but that's not what's going on here.&nbsp; The OGL fiasco, hiring the Pinkertons, saying we're not monetized enough, using AI. . . these aren't United Fruit Company levels of evil.&nbsp; What's notable is how they're all rooted in contempt for their own customers.&nbsp; You know. . . the people who buy the stuff they make.&nbsp; Us.&nbsp; They openly hate us.How on Earth can folks here believe that such brutal and direct contempt at you won't affect the quality of the product??I mean if you like it, great. . . I'm not here to badwrongfun.&nbsp; But liking something isn't the same as self-respect.&nbsp; Folks in America regularly enjoy fast food, but most are honest in that they're not calling it fine dining.&nbsp; I've played a lot of D&amp;D5, but over the years the changes have gotten steadily worse, and there's no way that's unrelated to that &quot;screw the customer&quot; attitude coming from the top.&nbsp; It's by far the most likely place it's coming from!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="borringman, post: 9453282, member: 7040288"] Lotta folks here naively assuming that what WotC does has nothing to do with they make. Seeing a lot of opinions that amount to, "I voted '1'. I'm not bothered by their decisions, because it doesn't affect the product(s) they offer." Except [I]it does[/I]. Not that I'd be thrilled if they were, say, dumping toxic waste into the ocean, but that's not what's going on here. The OGL fiasco, hiring the Pinkertons, saying we're not monetized enough, using AI. . . these aren't United Fruit Company levels of evil. What's notable is how they're all rooted in contempt for their own customers. You know. . . the people who buy the stuff they make. Us. They openly [I]hate us[/I]. How on Earth can folks here believe that such brutal and direct contempt [I]at you[/I] won't affect the quality of the product?? I mean if you like it, great. . . I'm not here to badwrongfun. But liking something isn't the same as self-respect. Folks in America regularly enjoy fast food, but most are honest in that they're not calling it fine dining. I've played a lot of D&D5, but over the years the changes have gotten steadily worse, and there's no way that's unrelated to that "screw the customer" attitude coming from the top. It's by far the most likely place it's coming from! [/QUOTE]

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