Orcus
First Post
I'm going to bed. I can't take it anymore.
I hate (yes, that is a strong word) that this issue is overshadowing the fact that 4E will be open. I am so bummed. I'm not saying it shouldnt overshadow it. It is a legitimate thing to discuss. I was just hoping to bask in the accomplishment of 4E being open. I believe it was a fight for it to even be open at all. And for that I thank Scott and Linae. I think we were perilously close to 4E being closed. Given that, any openness is wonderful.
Maybe when I wake up Scott will post that this is all a big misunderstanding.
I understand Wizards' business motives behind driving support to 4E, but I have to admit that Byron is right. The community would have been enriched by some companies like Paizo and GR and others who could easily have continued to support their own systems (based on the OGL) and also credibly support 4E with a seperate line.
That said, I'm going to sleep on it and then wait for the final license to see the terms and decide. While we know that publishers have to choose one or the other, we dont know the mechanism of enforcement and that may make a difference.
But I still want to end the day (and the week) feeling good that 4E is open and that we will be able to support it. That, in and of itself, is a huge accomplishment. And, though it may not be on the terms that everyone would prefer, I still think Scott and Linae deserve our thanks, not our rotten tomatoes.
Nighty night.
Clark
I hate (yes, that is a strong word) that this issue is overshadowing the fact that 4E will be open. I am so bummed. I'm not saying it shouldnt overshadow it. It is a legitimate thing to discuss. I was just hoping to bask in the accomplishment of 4E being open. I believe it was a fight for it to even be open at all. And for that I thank Scott and Linae. I think we were perilously close to 4E being closed. Given that, any openness is wonderful.
Maybe when I wake up Scott will post that this is all a big misunderstanding.
I understand Wizards' business motives behind driving support to 4E, but I have to admit that Byron is right. The community would have been enriched by some companies like Paizo and GR and others who could easily have continued to support their own systems (based on the OGL) and also credibly support 4E with a seperate line.
That said, I'm going to sleep on it and then wait for the final license to see the terms and decide. While we know that publishers have to choose one or the other, we dont know the mechanism of enforcement and that may make a difference.
But I still want to end the day (and the week) feeling good that 4E is open and that we will be able to support it. That, in and of itself, is a huge accomplishment. And, though it may not be on the terms that everyone would prefer, I still think Scott and Linae deserve our thanks, not our rotten tomatoes.
Nighty night.
Clark