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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wayne62682" data-source="post: 4390392" data-attributes="member: 40455">I voted a 4.  I enjoy 4e and I have no problem with them cutting things out of the first PHB to print later (that way they can get them right, instead of some half-assed broken attempt).  I also don't care about the GSL because I have never nor will ever use third party supplements.  I don't care much about the online move to Dragon and Dungeon (less physical space is a good thing to me), but I don't like how they seem to do it infrequently like they were the old site articles.What bugs me, however, is the vaporware of DDI, and the utter crap that is their website.  I'm an ASP.NET web developer (ASP.NET is what Gleemax uses) and it absolutely disgusts me how shoddy their website is and how it barely works; any developer with a shred of knowledge could do a better job, so either they're being cheapskates and cutting corners, hiring idiots who don't really know what they're doing, or whomever is in charge of the project is some typical PHB (that's Pointy Haired Boss, not Player's Handbook) who knows nothing about technology but has somehow gotten to manage developers and is therefore setting ridiculous deadlines and/or requesting ridiculous features.Also the fact that DDI is nonexistant despite promises.  Either they're biting off a lot more than they can chew, which will result in the final product being worthless, or they're completely clueless and trying to stall for time while they figure out how to salvage things.  Either way, it's not excusable.My biggest issue is that WotC's staff repeatedly try to pull the "This is going to be great.  I can't tell you anything about it yet, or show you anything, but trust me.  It's awesome.  You'll love it!" sales/marketing approach whenever they're questioned about things, and yet when something is finally revealed it's either totally different from what they were saying before (agreeing 100% with 3catcircus here) or it's shoddy and barely works at all.  I would find that inexecuasable for a small startup, let alone the "official" company that's owned by the largest game/toy company in the world.</blockquote>

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