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Wizards of the Coast Declares Gleemax Site a Critical Failure

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rolled-a-natural-one dept.

In a recent blog post, Wizards of the Coast Vice President of Digital Gaming Randy Buehler announced that they were killing their Gleemax social networking site. Originally designed to create a central hub where gamers could meet, discuss, and play games online, it has thus far been unable to deliver on the grandiose promises made at launch. "The mistake that I made, however, was in trying to push us too far too fast. I still think the vision for Gleemax is awesome: creating a place on the web where hobby gamers (or lifestyle gamers or thinking gamers, or whatever you want to call us) can gather to talk about games, play games, and find people to play games with. But I've come to realize that the vision was too ambitious. We've made progress down about ten different paths over the past eighteen months, but we haven't been able to reach the end of any of them yet."

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  1. I can just imagine the site. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, that site sounded like it'd be a lot of fun.

    Posted by: DarkEliteAvenger1975

    Single, Human male. 33 years old, lives in mom's basement.
    Prefers slim, female Dark Elves who are as flexible as a well crafted Elvish bow.

    Must like Cheetos, pizza, and Mountain Dew.

    Sorry, no Liches need respond.

    Please include a clear picture of your dice in replies.

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    1. Re:I can just imagine the site. by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thirty Six Deterity!? Holy Jesus, if this is D&D, that lady can MOVE.

  2. Already Exists by whisper_jeff · · Score: 4, Funny

    An online hub for gamers to meet already exists. It's called "World of Warcraft."

    1. Re:Already Exists by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

      He mentioned "thinking gamers", this would clearly exclude WoWers (I kid, I kid)

    2. Re:Already Exists by vux984 · · Score: 5, Funny

      An online hub for gamers to meet already exists. It's called "World of Warcraft."

      If you are playing WoW and think you are a gamer with other gamers, by all means, PLEASE just keep on doing what you are doing. You are where you belong.

      I quite like the fact that WoW acts like a honey pot, keeping you entertained, and away from the rest of us. Ooops... was that out loud? ;)

  3. Seriously though.... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Trying to establish a name as a place where idiots can blather mindlessly about irrelevant(though perhaps entertaining) subjects on the Internet?

    That's not a crowded marketplace at all.

  4. Hooray snobbery! by Asmor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Drop the snobbery. All that does is make you look bitter.

    Do you really think your D&D character who you've been playing off and on for 30 years since BECMI is so much more legitimate than someone's Tier 6-geared character with thousands of hours of play time? Hint: it's not.

    Disclaimer: I play WoW. I have 2 70s, neither of which are geared for raiding (yet...). I also run a weekly D&D game and I started a board game club at my college. So if you want to try and argue I'm not a gamer... Well, go right ahead. I don't need your validation.

    Oh, and my penis is HUGE (in Japan).