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<blockquote data-quote="Pauper" data-source="post: 6959777" data-attributes="member: 17607"><p>I agree. For those who aren't aware of the details, a <a href="http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/top-legal-news/magic-card-game-judges-sue-for-lost-wages-claim-to-be-employees/" target="_blank">good summary can be found here</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've long felt that the volunteer staff was much more engaged and committed to supporting the program than the WotC employees, so I'm not sure simply adding more WotC employees would have improved things. Had WotC chosen to hire the volunteer staff, that would be a different matter, but that was (and is, as seen by this decision) never going to happen.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, Game Support is pretty bad when it comes to answering rules questions, and I suspect they won't be much better about answering AL administration questions. I understand Convention Support is pretty good, though, so hopefully there won't be many changes seen by folks running the conventions too small for Baldman to cover.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't have a problem with Baldman; the organization has been responsive and dedicated over multiple iterations of Organized Play -- if there's any group that has the experience to be able to pull this off, it's likely BMG. (A paraphrase of the classic Winston Churchill quote comes to mind: "Baldman Games is the worst AL organizer, except for all the other groups who've tried.")</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, since there's no necessary relationship between BMG and WotC, I don't really see how joining the Ambassador's Guild 'adds value' to someone's ability to organize. If you're new, then being able to ask questions on a forum can be useful, I suppose, but anybody who was already an RC, or one of the senior LCs in a busy region likely already has all the information and contacts they'll ever need, and are probably better resources anyway.</p><p></p><p>Most places likely won't see much different in their regular AL games. But it's interesting that I now have just as much authority as Kalani when it comes to publishing rules interpretations! ; )</p><p></p><p>--</p><p>Pauper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pauper, post: 6959777, member: 17607"] I agree. For those who aren't aware of the details, a [URL="http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/top-legal-news/magic-card-game-judges-sue-for-lost-wages-claim-to-be-employees/"]good summary can be found here[/URL]. I've long felt that the volunteer staff was much more engaged and committed to supporting the program than the WotC employees, so I'm not sure simply adding more WotC employees would have improved things. Had WotC chosen to hire the volunteer staff, that would be a different matter, but that was (and is, as seen by this decision) never going to happen. Yes, Game Support is pretty bad when it comes to answering rules questions, and I suspect they won't be much better about answering AL administration questions. I understand Convention Support is pretty good, though, so hopefully there won't be many changes seen by folks running the conventions too small for Baldman to cover. I don't have a problem with Baldman; the organization has been responsive and dedicated over multiple iterations of Organized Play -- if there's any group that has the experience to be able to pull this off, it's likely BMG. (A paraphrase of the classic Winston Churchill quote comes to mind: "Baldman Games is the worst AL organizer, except for all the other groups who've tried.") On the other hand, since there's no necessary relationship between BMG and WotC, I don't really see how joining the Ambassador's Guild 'adds value' to someone's ability to organize. If you're new, then being able to ask questions on a forum can be useful, I suppose, but anybody who was already an RC, or one of the senior LCs in a busy region likely already has all the information and contacts they'll ever need, and are probably better resources anyway. Most places likely won't see much different in their regular AL games. But it's interesting that I now have just as much authority as Kalani when it comes to publishing rules interpretations! ; ) -- Pauper [/QUOTE]
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