How many companies have revenue over 750k that use the OGL?

[Oofta]

I was curious. How many companies would actually have to pay royalties? Not whether they should or should not, but assuming for a moment that in 6 months companies have to start reporting revenue who does this affect? How much impact does it really have?

 

[Morrus]

Well the royalty thing has gone away, so that’s one thing.

It’s hard to say how many. There’s a lot of half-million Kickstarters, so probably all them. I reckon way more than the 20 WotC estimated.

 

[Oofta]

Well the royalty thing has gone away, so that’s one thing.

It’s hard to say how many. There’s a lot of half-million Kickstarters, so probably all them. I reckon way more than the 20 WotC estimated.

I was just asking because I know the total TTRPG market isn't really all that huge to begin with.

 

[Sacrosanct]

For the record, my issue isn't so much the royalties on everything above $750K, it's that they can change that at any time to include anyone using the OGL if they want. Should we just trust HASBROn't on this that they won't change it?

I don't trust them.

 

[Oofta]

For the record, my issue isn't so much the royalties on everything above $750K, it's that they can change that at any time to include anyone using the OGL if they want. Should we just trust HASBROn't on this that they won't change it?

I don't trust them.

Apparently somewhere along the line I missed the royalties going away. I'm not going to bother arguing about the rest, there are plenty of other threads for that.

 

[MichaelSomething]

The 750k mark is like 20th level. While the vast majority will never hit it, everyone likes to imagine they can.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Apparently somewhere along the line I missed the royalties going away. I'm not going to bother arguing about the rest, there are plenty of other threads for that.

I mean, I think we just have WotC's word that they have cancelled the royalties thing, so I wouldn't bet the farm on there not being something that functions like royalties when all is said and done. But the specific $750k+ scheme is almost certainly dead.

 

[Oofta]

I mean, I think we just have WotC's word that they have cancelled the royalties thing, so I wouldn't bet the farm on there not being something that functions like royalties when all is said and done. But the specific $750k+ scheme is almost certainly dead.

I think a better idea would be to license access to DDB, but that's a different topic.

 

[Shardstone]

The 750k mark is like 20th level. While the vast majority will never hit it, everyone likes to imagine they can.

Having ambitions sure is a sin, eh?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yeah, I think it was the principle of the thing that bothered everyone. A million dollar kickstarter would have to pay $50k - which sucks for the kickstarter, but not by "much" - and doesn't really add anything to WotC's coffers, for how much bad will it generates.