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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4743124" data-attributes="member: 2067">Dude, all of those polls don't seem to be doing much aside from cluttering up the message board. You should probably keep most of the questions here. In this thread. Where we're already talking about it.You conclusion doesn't follow from your argument. Just because WotC had the legal right to do this doesn't mean that they don't deserve a backlash for doing it. Even if the retailers shouldn't have offered a promise they couldn't back up, WotC presumably knew, and didn't really care (and probably had it in the initial contract that they could do this at any time, similar to the language in the GSL). Even if the online retailers can be fairly blamed for promising something they couldn't actually control, that doesn't mean WotC gets indemnity for doing a pointless, boneheaded, scaredey-cat tactic like this offering the excuse of "piracy." Yeah, you can be legitimately angry at the retailers. They shouldn't have promised something they couldn't deliver. But you can ALSO be legitimately angry at WotC, and, in fact, given the reasons for the decision and the ramifications and suddenness of it, and the fact that WotC were the ones who made the decision (with the retailers just abiding by the agreements they can), WotC is certainly to blame, and, in my mind, to blame for a much more massive and idiotic move. I'm usually a big fan of WotC's policies, and they had shown an admirable willingness to engage the online community in a smart, levelheaded manner. This is a 180 from that. After building up the bad blood from the GSL debacle, this seems like it might be a full-fledged new direction rather than just a fluke or oversight.Just because the retailers also screwed up doesn't mean WotC gets a free pass, or gets the heat off their backs. WotC isn't responsible for the agreements the retailers made, but they are responsible for their own behavior, and the idiot motives behind that behavior.</blockquote>

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