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Message: <blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 4390336" data-attributes="member: 16077">My choice not listedI can't find -00 "double-oh negative" in the list of options on this poll.1.  Dumbing down the game to attract a nebulous group of "new" players while alienating an existing fanbase that *wants* to like the new edition and would normally be guaranteed sales?  Not smart.2.  Continued lack of editing.  Lazy.3.  Killing off Dungeon and Dragon magazines and replacing them with something full of fail.  The articles in the online versions of them are on par with the web articles previously and they expect me to actually pay for them now?4.  Being told that the books would be offered as pdf for a nominal fee and trotting out a whole "risky scheme" with codes in books and whatnot.  Then (me) being yelled at (on this very website) for challenging the approach.  Then having the approach turn out to be 1000% different.5.  The PDFs being of lower quality than those that can be found on p2p networks, and for nearly full dead-tree price.6.  Character sheets that are free online being packaged and sold for $9.99.  No effort whatsoever on their part went into this product.7.  The GSL.8.  "What is this DDI of which you speak?"It seems evident to me that the executive management at WotC doesn't know what they are doing while middle and lower management are either following along or are asleep at the wheel.  In any case, at some point, the train that is WotC derails, with bodies spilling out everywhere.  I think that the debris on the track causing the derailment will end up being 3pp who publish for 4e without using the GSL coupled with Paizo's Pathfinder.When taken in parts, these things seem to be relatively minor.  But lets look at them in whole:1.  Poor quality printing and binding.2.  Rapid PDF of the books with no bookmarking.3.  No DDI.4.  The character sheet fiasco.It looks to me like WotC is hurting for cash (which means they are also hurting for manpower as a result).  I really think that they are in survival mode right now, minimizing costs associated with daily operation while frantically trying to trot out something for the DDI.  Lets face it - the business model for 4e is DDI subscriptions and they are way behind on that revenue stream.</blockquote>

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