Hi,
In the now-famous Morrus rant, he claimed that WoTC didn't enter the ENnies because they felt that their products would not be given a fair treatment. It was also Morrus' opinion that this feeling was unfounded.
So, I would like to know now whether WoTC really feels this way, but it seems unlikely to be confirmable unless someone who is currently working at WoTC would come on here and confirm this.
Until then, let's assume its true; this raises another important question: could it be a legitimate feeling?
During the thread discussing how to change the ENnies, someone at one point made the insinuation that the current voting system does not take quantity of votes into account at all, and that this was done on purpose so that Wizards wouldn't have an "unfair" advantage. I asked on there if this meant that an unknown product that gets a single "10" vote would beat a product that got 1000 "9" votes, but no one ever answered to confirm or deny this.
If this is true, I could CERTAINLY see how WoTC would feel that the current Ennies system is biased against them, and it would appear to me that in the effort to make sure WoTC doesnt' "sweep" the people running these awards went too far, making a grading system that gives all the advantages to Wizards-enemies (who'll vote 1 for the products regardless of worth) and no consideration to WoTC's greatest virtue, the fact that it is more loved by more gamers than any other company out there!
So, IS this how the ennies currently work? If not, does the current scoring system, however it works, one that inherently demonstrates an anti-wizards bias, or intentionally sets out to make the awards favoritist to lesser-known products at the expense of being a realistic reflection of the current market?
Nisarg
In the now-famous Morrus rant, he claimed that WoTC didn't enter the ENnies because they felt that their products would not be given a fair treatment. It was also Morrus' opinion that this feeling was unfounded.
So, I would like to know now whether WoTC really feels this way, but it seems unlikely to be confirmable unless someone who is currently working at WoTC would come on here and confirm this.
Until then, let's assume its true; this raises another important question: could it be a legitimate feeling?
During the thread discussing how to change the ENnies, someone at one point made the insinuation that the current voting system does not take quantity of votes into account at all, and that this was done on purpose so that Wizards wouldn't have an "unfair" advantage. I asked on there if this meant that an unknown product that gets a single "10" vote would beat a product that got 1000 "9" votes, but no one ever answered to confirm or deny this.
If this is true, I could CERTAINLY see how WoTC would feel that the current Ennies system is biased against them, and it would appear to me that in the effort to make sure WoTC doesnt' "sweep" the people running these awards went too far, making a grading system that gives all the advantages to Wizards-enemies (who'll vote 1 for the products regardless of worth) and no consideration to WoTC's greatest virtue, the fact that it is more loved by more gamers than any other company out there!
So, IS this how the ennies currently work? If not, does the current scoring system, however it works, one that inherently demonstrates an anti-wizards bias, or intentionally sets out to make the awards favoritist to lesser-known products at the expense of being a realistic reflection of the current market?
Nisarg
