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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7679561" data-attributes="member: 22779">Ok, let me try this from another direction.What positive contribution to a conversation does (mis)using a negatively loaded word make?&nbsp; How can we use the term &quot;outsourcing&quot; which has been debunked both by WOTC itself and by other industry members to make a positive conversation?Criticism is perfectly fine.&nbsp; Someone doesn't like Hoard of the Dragon Queen?&nbsp; Perfectly fine.&nbsp; Think it's too linear and too railroad?&nbsp; Ok, fair enough, let's talk.&nbsp; Think that the reason you don't like the module is because WOTC outsourced it?&nbsp; Yeah, conversation comes to a screeching halt because it's just so factually inaccurate.&nbsp; Try to argue that D&amp;D 5e's quality is suffering because of outsourcing?&nbsp; Yeah, again, not really a conversation because the basic premise is so flawed.&nbsp; 5e is no more outsourced than any other edition of D&amp;D.&nbsp; The only difference now is that they tend to make a big deal that they are hiring this or that company whereas before, the use of freelancers and companies was just glossed over.Put it another way.&nbsp; Was there a problem with Dungeon or Dragon when Paizo took it?&nbsp; Is Green Ronin or Kobold Studios known for putting out shoddy products?&nbsp; Then why would there be any issue with them writing an adventure?Why is it perfectly acceptable to for Wolfgang Baur to write umpteen books and modules for 3e, but, somehow, Kobold Studios is a bad thing?&nbsp; It's the same guy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7679561, member: 22779"] Ok, let me try this from another direction. What positive contribution to a conversation does (mis)using a negatively loaded word make? How can we use the term "outsourcing" which has been debunked both by WOTC itself and by other industry members to make a positive conversation? Criticism is perfectly fine. Someone doesn't like Hoard of the Dragon Queen? Perfectly fine. Think it's too linear and too railroad? Ok, fair enough, let's talk. Think that the reason you don't like the module is because WOTC outsourced it? Yeah, conversation comes to a screeching halt because it's just so factually inaccurate. Try to argue that D&D 5e's quality is suffering because of outsourcing? Yeah, again, not really a conversation because the basic premise is so flawed. 5e is no more outsourced than any other edition of D&D. The only difference now is that they tend to make a big deal that they are hiring this or that company whereas before, the use of freelancers and companies was just glossed over. Put it another way. Was there a problem with Dungeon or Dragon when Paizo took it? Is Green Ronin or Kobold Studios known for putting out shoddy products? Then why would there be any issue with them writing an adventure? Why is it perfectly acceptable to for Wolfgang Baur to write umpteen books and modules for 3e, but, somehow, Kobold Studios is a bad thing? It's the same guy. [/QUOTE]

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