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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8457339" data-attributes="member: 22779">Sure, there was some of that, but, let's be honest here, WotC didn't do itself any favors.  And, once things started heating up and they still kept engaging with fans, it just spiraled way out of control.  There's a reason WotC never directly engages with fans anymore.  I remember when WotC folks used to post here fairly regularly.  And they got absolutely hounded.  After a certain point, they could have said rain was wet and people would lose their poop that they were insulting fans somehow.  The miracle of 5e is how much they've managed to control the conversation.  No more dev blogs.  No more forum posting.  Everything 100% scripted and managed.  And it's worked.  They've regained all that lost good will from the 4e days.  It really is spectacular to watch.</blockquote>