D&D 4E WotC and 4E Communication Feedback

[Mike_Lescault]

Ok, thanks for looking into it! As a member of the WotC boards, am I automatically a member of D&Di?

Yes, you'll automatically be entered into the D&Di preview and will have your WotC forum account name reserved.

 

[Roman]

Yes, you'll automatically be entered into the D&Di preview and will have your WotC forum account name reserved.

Excellent! Thank you for the info.

I have one other communication suggestion. The WotC forums are shut down every day for an hour or two for the purposes of maintenance. Of course, maintenance of forums is necessary, but to shut down the forums every day is surely excessive if WotC aims to provide 24-hour electronic services in support of the 4th Edition, which aims to make full use of electronic aids. Most bulletin boards get by with far less maintenance downtime.

 

[Mike_Lescault]

I have one other communication suggestion. The WotC forums are shut down every day for an hour or two for the purposes of maintenance. Of course, maintenance of forums is necessary, but to shut down the forums every day is surely excessive if WotC aims to provide 24-hour electronic services in support of the 4th Edition, which aims to make full use of electronic aids. Most bulletin boards get by with far less maintenance downtime.

Yeah, I just noticed they're down now (I am usually not still awake at 3am on "school nights") and it's kind of annoying. I'll check in with WotC_Mel and WotC_DaveG when I head back into the office on Tuesday and ask them what the deal is with the nightly downtime.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Yeah, I just noticed they're down now (I am usually not still awake at 3am on "school nights") and it's kind of annoying. I'll check in with WotC_Mel and WotC_DaveG when I head back into the office on Tuesday and ask them what the deal is with the nightly downtime.

Particularly since what is 'night' for them can be middle of the day for those of us in other parts of the world!

 

[Tharen the Damned]

Particularly since what is 'night' for them can be middle of the day for those of us in other parts of the world!

In fact for all European Gamers it is middle of the day.

 

[Roman]

Yeah, I just noticed they're down now (I am usually not still awake at 3am on "school nights") and it's kind of annoying. I'll check in with WotC_Mel and WotC_DaveG when I head back into the office on Tuesday and ask them what the deal is with the nightly downtime.

This is an everyday occurence - apparently the forums are always shut down for maintenance at this time. In the U.S. it may be a deep night, but in Europe (my location) it is noon and in Asia it is the evening...

 

[Maggan]

In fact for all European Gamers it is middle of the day.

And most of us should be working!

/M

 

[blargney the second]

Yeah, the downtime is quite irritating. It's one of the main reasons I don't surf the WotC boards with anything remotely resembling regularity.

 

[Horacio]

And most of us should be working!

/M

Man, you're right, that's what I should be doing now

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I'd just like to suggest that for future video interviews, you and your interviewee sit behind a table.

Let's just say there were certain distractions from the video.