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Originally Posted by Imaro  Perhaps it's not so much being spoiled as the fact that the value expected when one supports a game has changed both in the view of the consumer as well as in the view of many companies... and perhaps WotC needs to realize this. I'm not saying eveything should be free, but there are certain expectations (you know like a decent character sheet) that help facilitate gameplay and are not charged for by many game companies or C&D letters sent out, though most fan sheets I've seen use the D&D logo, name, etc.). I don't think it's being "spoiled" to expect this from the industry leader when everyone around them appears to be doing it. |
This is my problem with it. Wizards wants fansites to exist and spread D&D. "Oh, we love ENWorld and these other fansites," they say. It's pretty hard to do that without running afoul of IP law; between copyright and trademark there's a lot to "violate." Put up a writeup of your spiffy new fighter and actually include a power description, and you're "just cutting and pasting Wizards IP." Especially on community sites like this, there's a lot of opportunity for random folks to post stuff that has Wizards IP (see the ENWorld Downloads section for evidence).
They want to close sites they don't like, though. The fair thing to do for the community would be to actually publish these fabled fansite guidelines. Rouse keeps saying that they're just not high priority. So treating your customers fairly isn't high priority? Especially your lead customers who put time and effort into promoting and developing your game? I find it entertaining seeing so many people excuse and celebrate Wizards' contempt for them.
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