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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 4969451" data-attributes="member: 51930">Giantitp.com keeps going down.  The comic goes up, the servers crash, I can't get at the pbp games I'd been playing there (or my friends) for days.I switched here for someplace when the game finally retired.  I go back for the comic updates, but I stay here for L4W.  I don't see ENworld as fringe, tho.  The ENnies are the biggest awards/advertisment in gaming, for quality books, frankly.  I assume ENworld is the place where creators go (in "secret") to comment; and where fans can go and say what they really think about the products that come out.Necromancer games, for example, has their threads occassionally.  While I disagree with the sentiment, as a 4e fan; and I think it's been dragged out and is a bit melodramatic "oh how the industry is going to die soon", I respect that they can post that stuff here; and that people like myself can give an honest response to their comments, as I'm not on their or WOTC's boards.  I can say what I want without appearing as a fanboy or house guest on their boards.     For example, I'd say "you guys made the some of the best 3e material, and 3e was nigh unplayable for most people I introduce to the game (and a pain to DM prep).  If 4e sucks, I still want to see you lot make up material for it rather than bitch about how it can't be done; because the 3e stuff you did shows you can make proper material (mostly, crucible of Freya notwithstanding), even with an awful system".  And I wouldn't be sucking up, and I know they'd actually read it!</blockquote>

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