According to the WOTC website Mr. Greewood is the CEO of WOTC. I have posted on the boards over and sent an e-mail to Mr. Greenwood (customer service) asking for an explanation why/how WOTC came to it’s decision not to continue its license agreement with Paizo and I urge everyone to do the same.
It’s very doubtful that they will change there mind but if we can get across to them that they have made a mistake and upset the a good portion of the game community with disposable income then its well worth the few minutes to write out the e-mail.
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I tried to send an email last night to custserv@wizards.com (based on the FAQ) and constructively explain how stupid they are...
It fell on deaf ears:
"The message could not be delivered because the recipient's mailbox is full."
I urge people to let their opinions be heard (so long as you are civil).
"The message could not be delivered because the recipient's mailbox is full."
Heh. I think they got the message then.
Taking bets on WotC going into damage-control mode by Monday...
According to the WOTC website Mr. Greewood is the CEO of WOTC. I have posted on the boards over and sent an e-mail to Mr. Greenwood (customer service) asking for an explanation why/how WOTC came to it’s decision not to continue its license agreement with Paizo and I urge everyone to do the same.
It’s very doubtful that they will change there mind but if we can get across to them that they have made a mistake and upset the a good portion of the game community with disposable income then its well worth the few minutes to write out the e-mail.
Once I got the ranting out of my system, I sent an a more "polite" email about how dissapointed and upset I was about this decision, and WotC apparent lack of forethough. I sent it to
scott.rouse@wizards.com
I figured that should be his email address, and its been 8 hours, and I haven't gotten an "Unable to Deliver" type error message, so it looks I was right.
I didn't think about sending it to the CEO though... I might do that later on today.
Form letters are routinely ignored. Write it in your own words.
As stated above Scott Rouse is the WOTC D&D Brand Manger. Be nice
scott.rouse@wizards.com
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Email ain't gonna cut it, folks. Get a stamp, and use snailmail. Here's the letter I sent today:
Mr. Loren Greenwood, CEO
Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
PO Box 707
Renton, WA 98057
Re: Discontinuation of Dungeon and Dragon magazines by Wizards of the Coast
Dear Mr. Greenwood:
I write to express my profound disappointment in reading that Wizards of the Coast has elected to discontinue the magazines Dragon and Dungeon, which have been staples of the roleplaying game world for decades. I have always been a huge fan of both magazines, which have only improved over the years, especially after Paizo assumed responsibility for their publication.
In my humble opinion, the decision to replace these two fine magazines with some sort of new, website-based content is in error. Every gamer I know prefers to hold in his or her hands a book or magazine with full-color art, as opposed to a computer printout of something from the Internet. When we sit at the gaming table, we do not sit with laptops linked to a wifi connection: we have books and magazines because, of course, Dungeons & Dragons is a pencil-and-paper game. I am a loyal Dragon subscriber (and frequent Dungeon purchaser), and I always have at least one or two issues with me at game-night, right next to my dice and character sheet.
Further, introducing something new online and maintaining both magazines are not mutually exclusive options. The print magazines could continue to thrive, and at the same time those who visit www.wizards.com could try out whatever it is that you have planned for your website. Moreover, it is an unnecessary gamble to cancel both magazines – which have a considerable amount of history and name recognition in the gaming world – before introducing whatever their online replacement is supposed to be.
Dragon and Dungeon are fantastic publications. I strongly encourage you to reconsider the decision to end them.
cc: Lisa Stevens, Paizo Publishing, 2700 Richards Rd., Suite 201, Bellevue, WA 98005-4200
Alfred J. Verrecchia, Hasbro Inc., 1027 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02862