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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 4634633" data-attributes="member: 14291"><p>Personally, regardless of when/if it's revised, I think that ship has sailed. Given the initial delay/limbo, the larger companies needed to keep products moving to run the business. The lack of advances on the rules and the uncertainty surrounding the license effectively forced all but Goodman to move in directions that didn't rely on 4e or the GSL. The change from OGL to GSL and its much more restrictive nature only solidified their decisions.</p><p></p><p>WotC has no financial interest in modifying the GSL. It may help from a market perception perspective but I strongly suspect that 4e is successful enough that the legacy idea behind the OGL that 3rd-party product would drive more WotC content is considered insignificant. On the rare chance 4e is not as successful as hoped, it would be a foolish business plan for WotC to bank on a friendlier GSL driving 3rd-party product and in turn, driving WotC sales.</p><p></p><p>Even if we see an updated GSL, I don't think publishers will be lining up around the corner like with 3e.</p><p></p><p>Also, if I look into my dollar-store crystal ball, I also wouldn't be surprised that when 5e is announced it's closed. I also see the lack of 3rd-party participation in 4e being held up as a reason for not having any kind of OGL/GSL aside from perhaps a specific license for writing adventures. Hopefully, I'm wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 4634633, member: 14291"] Personally, regardless of when/if it's revised, I think that ship has sailed. Given the initial delay/limbo, the larger companies needed to keep products moving to run the business. The lack of advances on the rules and the uncertainty surrounding the license effectively forced all but Goodman to move in directions that didn't rely on 4e or the GSL. The change from OGL to GSL and its much more restrictive nature only solidified their decisions. WotC has no financial interest in modifying the GSL. It may help from a market perception perspective but I strongly suspect that 4e is successful enough that the legacy idea behind the OGL that 3rd-party product would drive more WotC content is considered insignificant. On the rare chance 4e is not as successful as hoped, it would be a foolish business plan for WotC to bank on a friendlier GSL driving 3rd-party product and in turn, driving WotC sales. Even if we see an updated GSL, I don't think publishers will be lining up around the corner like with 3e. Also, if I look into my dollar-store crystal ball, I also wouldn't be surprised that when 5e is announced it's closed. I also see the lack of 3rd-party participation in 4e being held up as a reason for not having any kind of OGL/GSL aside from perhaps a specific license for writing adventures. Hopefully, I'm wrong. [/QUOTE]
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