One Year Ago

[aeldrin]

I agree, it feels much longer than one year. The site is still great, still the best D&D site on the net. Thank you Morrus! Thank you Eric!

 

[Oberton]

Eric's old site... Ah, yes... I remember reading all of the 3rd edition news and rumors wondering what was WOTC doing to my favorite game... I watched & read as community members formed their opions on d20... I remember reading about A.O.'s and how so many people just did not get it... Then Eric used his mapping skills and generated a series of examples and maps to help us understand...

The community carried on with Eric's idea of helping others understand the new game and we saw the site evolve as the d20 rules came out. No longer did we have to guess about the rules, what we needed was a resource revealing info about the d20 products and their publishers... What will the site look like next year... I wonder...


Game-On

O'Berton

 

[Muaddib]

Eric, you provided the space for an online community that, even with challenges on all sides, still exists today, if in altered form. You accomplishged more in that short time than many do in their lifetimes. I am very glad that I was a part of it.

 

[Morrus]

Eric, you provided the space for an online community that, even with challenges on all sides, still exists today, if in altered form. You accomplishged more in that short time than many do in their lifetimes. I am very glad that I was a part of it.

Long time no see! Where have you been?

 

[Heretic Apostate]

Long time no see! Where have you been?

No offense intended if I'm wrong....

But it might not be THE Muaddib. There's only two posts so far, after all. And the name is popular with Dune fans.

If I'm wrong, welcome back. If I'm right, welcome to the group!

 

[Muaddib]

No offense intended if I'm wrong....

But it might not be THE Muaddib. There's only two posts so far, after all. And the name is popular with Dune fans.

If I'm wrong, welcome back. If I'm right, welcome to the group!

No offense taken, though it is I. I have been around, though with not much time on my hands. I make it in to read Morrus' news and once in a while look at the boards, though I rarely have time to post. I couldn't avoid this topic, however.

 

[Voneth]

I checked the old site every day for news. A tradition I have carried on to the new site.

Yess I go to ENworld AA meetings now.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

I remember that day well. I was one of the multitude who e-mailed Eric. I doubt he'd remember mine out of all the rest, though.

I think Eric had been subjected to the same kind of BS that Morrus mentioned recently - being taken for granted by publishers. Plus, the nonsense he went through with the bunch hosting his site - I remember it was something backasswards, along the lines of them wanting to charge him more because he attracted more traffic than anyone else. Plus, we knew Eric had been getting bombed with e-mail spam from any number of knuckleheads.

I think we all saw it coming, but the abruptness of it really surprised me.

 

[eldoen]

It is good to see some of the old timers return.

I too have found little time to keep up with everything. although I do post some in a few of the boards.

My heart sunk a good 50 ft that day that Eric announced his stepping down.

Although Moruss has stepped up to take over in a good way. I still miss the Eric boards.

And the long discussions of What Master Tools should be.
And what was delivered. man that was a ride. Expectations were set high very early.

I still would like to see a Character Management system instead of just a char gen. (and even PCGen doesn't offer that yet)

El