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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 2503019" data-attributes="member: 53">It's been an interesting saga with WotC and the ENnies.&nbsp; They were in the first year and there were cries that it was unfair that WotC was participating.&nbsp; There were counter arguments that it made victory more sweet when a company beat WotC.Then WotC just didn't submit to the ENnies.&nbsp; I'm not sure whether that started the 2nd year or the 3rd year.&nbsp; From their perspective, it probably makes sense.&nbsp; They have the least to gain by winning.&nbsp; If they win some people will just say it was because of market penetration and had little to do with the actual quality of the product.&nbsp; If they lose those same people would say it was because of the inferior quality of the WotC product.&nbsp; On the other hand, WotCs lack of participation does take a bit of shine off the ENnies.&nbsp; It's less an &quot;best of&quot; award and more of a &quot;best of those who elected to participate award.&quot;&nbsp; Given the structure of the ENnies, it's just not going to be practical to open it up to everyone.&nbsp; The judges need copies of anything they are going to consider, and no one but a company involved is going to want to shell out for all those additional products to get them to the judges.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 2503019, member: 53"] It's been an interesting saga with WotC and the ENnies. They were in the first year and there were cries that it was unfair that WotC was participating. There were counter arguments that it made victory more sweet when a company [I]beat[/I] WotC. Then WotC just didn't submit to the ENnies. I'm not sure whether that started the 2nd year or the 3rd year. From their perspective, it probably makes sense. They have the least to gain by winning. If they win some people will just say it was because of market penetration and had little to do with the actual quality of the product. If they lose those same people would say it was because of the inferior quality of the WotC product. On the other hand, WotCs lack of participation does take a bit of shine off the ENnies. It's less an "best of" award and more of a "best of those who elected to participate award." Given the structure of the ENnies, it's just not going to be practical to open it up to everyone. The judges need copies of anything they are going to consider, and no one but a company involved is going to want to shell out for all those additional products to get them to the judges. [/QUOTE]

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