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Gamer_Zer0 wrote:

What if that personal page had a tool that allowed you to put in all the info from your current and retired D&D characters?

Why? I already have my character sheets.

It could also have information about you, your location, age if you choose, what campaigns you're currently running, etc.

Doesn't this forum already provide all of that?
If it is my personal page, how will anyone else see that information anyways?

You could personally select which information you wanted to see. Maybe you'd want to see D&D and D20 Modern content. Maybe you're only interested in seeing articles relating to Forgotten Realms or Dragonlance. When it's launched, Gleemax will allow you to choose what information you want to have on the personal home page that you see when you log on.

I already personally select which information I want to see. I see the D&D main page just fine. I see Green Ronin and Mongoose and Malhavoc's webpages just fine, also. That's the information that I want to see. I wont be able to add new release information or news from 3rd party providers, so again, why?
Why two entirely separate webpages that provide the same content?

Maybe you'll find some blogs you're interested in reading.

Unless it is one from WotC employees or game book designers or freelancers... No.

Maybe one of them is the blog from your DM who posts a weekly round up for what's happened in your campaign. Perhaps he posts that just for your group to see, or maybe he makes it public and lots of other people can come along and read about the adventures of your gaming group. Maybe you'll find some other blogs about campaigns that you'll become interested enough in to want to read.

My DM doesn't use the internet. Has access at home (roommates have it), but never uses it. When I say never, I mean never. Wont happen.
Why read about others' campaigns?

As far as cost goes, we expect that most people who use the site will never pay us anything. And that's fine. But there will be some premium content that will be available for those who choose to become premium members.

[facetious=on]Ooo! I get to pay for "Gleemax" quality?![/facetious]

Again, in summary, why?

As far as cost goes, we expect that most people who use the site will never pay us anything. And that's fine. But there will be some premium content that will be available for those who choose to become premium members.

Free you say?

Things are starting to get better .

Gamer_Zer0 wrote:

What if that personal page had a tool that allowed you to put in all the info from your current and retired D&D characters? It could also have information about you, your location, age if you choose, what campaigns you're currently running, etc.

I for one would rather as little personal information be on the internet as possible, so no.

And, like Vargasan, I have a nifty little thing called a character sheet to store all my characters and their information on. I don't need to put it up on a site that I can't access when my internet service is down (which happens frequently enough to matter where I live).

And it's no business of anyone save me and my players as to what the current campaign is.

You could personally select which information you wanted to see. Maybe you'd want to see D&D and D20 Modern content. Maybe you're only intersted in seeing articles relating to Forgotten Realms or Dragonlance. When it's launched, Gleemax will allow you to choose what information you want to have on the personal home page that you see when you log on.

Like Vargasan, I check out only what I want to check out.

Everytime the D&D homepage shows Eberron, or DDM articles, I *gasp* skip over them!*gasp*. Sure, I wouldn't mind not even seeing the articles (and really, DDM has it's own section, quit trying to hog the main D&D page!), but hey, there are a lot of things I deal with each day that I'd rather not, and I'm not suffering that badly over that.

Maybe you'll find some blogs you're interested in reading. Maybe one of them is the blog from your DM who posts a weekly round up for what's happened in your campaign. Perhaps he posts that just for your group to see, or maybe he makes it public and lots of other people can come along and read about the adventures of your gaming group. Maybe you'll find some other blogs about campaigns that you'll become interested enough in to want to read.

I'm a member of another site which introduced a blog feature earlier this year, and I have never posted to it, or bothered to look at it beyond the initial "curiosity" look.

Sure, there may be people out there that enjoy blogs, but I'm not one of them. And since I'm likely to be the DM for any group I game with, any of the players seeking to read up on my games in blog format will be sorely disappointed (though I suspect they'll live).

Right now, I'm about as interested in WotC's ill-named Gleemax as I am about the DI, that is, interested in additional information about it, but just about as likely to spontaneously grow wings and a dragons' tail as to partake of this digital-only offering.

Gamer_Zer0 wrote:

The simple fact that you folks are reading this thread (and are engaged enough to actually reply) tells me that you'll find plenty of interest in Gleemax.

Well, it is something "big" don´t you agree? Nobody knows exatly what this Gleemax is or will be. Even now I am confused on what in the blue heck is that site. People are trying to give their feedback. As much I want just to wait till the features are running to test then and give feedback, I have to agree. For now, all I see is more of the same.

Something I would sugest would be a way to play D&D(the table top game) in a forum format, with dice rollers and sheets. That would be a feature I now I would use it.