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<blockquote data-quote="epithet" data-source="post: 7264313" data-attributes="member: 6796566"><p>The problem is twofold. First, WotC has to protect its IP, so it has to either C&D people who go beyond a certain point of usage, or license them to use the IP. The second problem is that WotC seems to think that 5e is so amazingly popular that they don't need to actually support the community, they can just turn it upside down and collect the change that falls out of its pockets. That's why they will never license a free complete character builder. Never mind that to use that character you'll need to have the books anyway, they want you to to pay them a hundred bucks to use their online character builder.</p><p></p><p>So, as long as 5e is super popular, there will always be a critical mass of community members who will "find a way to work around them" to get the the tools they want, the ones that make it faster and easier to run the game they've already bought the books for. Sure, there are also plenty of community members who are willing to buy the same book 3 times at full price while cheerfully insisting that it isn't a rip-off, and WotC will be delighted take as much as they can get. Meanwhile, at least in my opinion, they are missing an opportunity to create loyalty in their player base.</p><p></p><p>Some day in the not too distant future, someone is going to publish a game that is more popular than 5e. Maybe it will be Pathfinder 2, who knows? If it is, it could very well be because Paizo just really seems to respect their customers more, and focus on giving them what they want in the long term instead of trying to squeeze them for every dollar they can in the short term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epithet, post: 7264313, member: 6796566"] The problem is twofold. First, WotC has to protect its IP, so it has to either C&D people who go beyond a certain point of usage, or license them to use the IP. The second problem is that WotC seems to think that 5e is so amazingly popular that they don't need to actually support the community, they can just turn it upside down and collect the change that falls out of its pockets. That's why they will never license a free complete character builder. Never mind that to use that character you'll need to have the books anyway, they want you to to pay them a hundred bucks to use their online character builder. So, as long as 5e is super popular, there will always be a critical mass of community members who will "find a way to work around them" to get the the tools they want, the ones that make it faster and easier to run the game they've already bought the books for. Sure, there are also plenty of community members who are willing to buy the same book 3 times at full price while cheerfully insisting that it isn't a rip-off, and WotC will be delighted take as much as they can get. Meanwhile, at least in my opinion, they are missing an opportunity to create loyalty in their player base. Some day in the not too distant future, someone is going to publish a game that is more popular than 5e. Maybe it will be Pathfinder 2, who knows? If it is, it could very well be because Paizo just really seems to respect their customers more, and focus on giving them what they want in the long term instead of trying to squeeze them for every dollar they can in the short term. [/QUOTE]
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