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Message: <blockquote data-quote="knifie_sp00nie" data-source="post: 5380386" data-attributes="member: 62610">I think the only people that think Essentials, the new character builder, and WotC marketing are failures are people that like to gripe on message boards.If you don't follow these threads, DnD has no glaring issues and plays just fine as written. If you subscribed to DDI any time after Nov. 16th you have no clue that there was an old character builder. I think Wizards is focusing on the future and long-term growth. If you're loudly complaining that your specific desires aren't being catered to then WotC probably wishes you would just go away. (Standard boilerplate about this being a generalization and that rational, constructive criticism isn't included, etc.)From a technology standpoint, new users will be accustomed to using computers and software to accomplish most tasks. In the near future internet connectivity anywhere will be a non-issue. It's already that way where I live and cellular networks keep getting faster. Subscription services aren't a big deal and they will only grow. Since I got Netflix I can count the number of DVDs I've purchased on one hand. Entertainment is essentially "disposable" and pretty much always has been. Shakespeare wrote plays to make money so he could pay the rent and not to provide high schools with material for drama class many years in the future. Dungeons and Dragons is no different.For a new player Tieflings and Dragonborn have always existed. Legolas rode his shield just like how it was written in that book the movie is based on. Conan is either a talk show host or the governor of California. Greedo shot first, etc. You are the past and there is a new cultural baseline.Why should WotC try to offer anything to a segment of the customer base that actively tries to discourage new players, over-scrutinizes everything they do, and proudly boasts about how much product they aren't buying?</blockquote>

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