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<blockquote data-quote="ShadowDenizen" data-source="post: 4184109" data-attributes="member: 16485"><p>I'm part of the minority in this thread apparently; I'm not a Web Designer, and while I'm reasonably tech-savvy, I don't fancy myself as being as knowledgable in that area as many folks 'round ENWorld. </p><p></p><p>AND I've never played WoW or been to their website, so I'm not gonna make any comparisons.</p><p></p><p>What I <em>do</em> know is that the D+D website is awfully hard to navigate, and is visually NOT enticing to anyone I personally know, and that includes about a dozen current gamers, half-as-many friends and relatives I wanted to introduce the game to for the first time, and a handful of people who were thinking of coming back to the fold after many years away. </p><p></p><p>NOW is the time for Wizards to make us go "WOW!" with their online presence, and show that they're truly committed to the digital aspect, especially since they're touting it as a cornerstone of the 4E experience. No-one I know would pony up the $$$ for Gleemax and the DDI with what we've seen so far. (Not to mention TSR/Wizards abysmal track record with regards to online efforts.)</p><p></p><p>I think the fairground analogy made by <strong>Scribble</strong> is an apt one. MAYBE the site will improve overnight once 4E is out, but how many potential buyers will they have lost in the interim? </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry if this seems a bit harsh; even though I'm not personally up for 4E, I'd like to see the hobby flourish, and Wizards really is shooting themselves in the foot with this, IMHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShadowDenizen, post: 4184109, member: 16485"] I'm part of the minority in this thread apparently; I'm not a Web Designer, and while I'm reasonably tech-savvy, I don't fancy myself as being as knowledgable in that area as many folks 'round ENWorld. AND I've never played WoW or been to their website, so I'm not gonna make any comparisons. What I [i]do[/i] know is that the D+D website is awfully hard to navigate, and is visually NOT enticing to anyone I personally know, and that includes about a dozen current gamers, half-as-many friends and relatives I wanted to introduce the game to for the first time, and a handful of people who were thinking of coming back to the fold after many years away. NOW is the time for Wizards to make us go "WOW!" with their online presence, and show that they're truly committed to the digital aspect, especially since they're touting it as a cornerstone of the 4E experience. No-one I know would pony up the $$$ for Gleemax and the DDI with what we've seen so far. (Not to mention TSR/Wizards abysmal track record with regards to online efforts.) I think the fairground analogy made by [b]Scribble[/b] is an apt one. MAYBE the site will improve overnight once 4E is out, but how many potential buyers will they have lost in the interim? I'm sorry if this seems a bit harsh; even though I'm not personally up for 4E, I'd like to see the hobby flourish, and Wizards really is shooting themselves in the foot with this, IMHO. [/QUOTE]
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