WotC to Revise D&D 4th Edition GSL and SRD

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

To make sure that Orcus doesn't have any regrets in that regard (and I doubt he does, since he didn't have to give back the manuscript, and just did it because he's a mensch), I'll happily preorder Folio of Fiends if you can create any sort of mechanism in place to take such preorders, Clark.

Ditto.

 

[Rechan]

I'm glad Linae and The Rouse are on the case, but I'm not going to hold my breath that things will be Better(tm).

I'm in Wait'n'See mode.

 

[FourthBear]

If 4e was doing poorly in sales, I have to think that the *last* thing on WotC's mind would be spending any resources on increasing third party support. Further, considering how long it takes companies to move from data to action, I don't think it's too likely that they would move on poor sales data (remember, 4e only came out a couple of months ago) to changing the GSL in this time frame.

I think it's far more likely that the GSL was so long delayed because of competing pressures between legal, business and those with a closer relationship with the third parties in question. The version was released with agony like pulling teeth with far more restrictions than many would like. In the meantime, those in the company who wanted a different GSL writing kept fighting for another version. The GSL produced a general lack of interest in using the license (and a subsequent closer examination by some of the options available to the third parties if they did not accept the GSL). This was then used to convince the powers that be that a GSL that produced no interest was pretty pointless and needed to be revised.

 

[Shemeska]

Well the DDI is still available

Or not as the case might be.

 

[Mouseferatu]

To make sure that Orcus doesn't have any regrets in that regard (and I doubt he does, since he didn't have to give back the manuscript, and just did it because he's a mensch), I'll happily preorder Folio of Fiends if you can create any sort of mechanism in place to take such preorders, Clark.

This--unless, of course, I'm in a position to contribute to FoF (which I'd very much like to do), in which case I won't need to order it.

Oh, and bonus points to WD for use of the term "mensch."

 

[Crothian]

A big thanks to Linae and The Rouse and all the hard workers over at Wizards.

 

[Filcher]

I would have loved to track Clark's blood pressure these last several months ...

 

[JVisgaitis]

Any chance of getting some more information by attending the 4e Q&A at Gencon?

 

[jokamachi]

Wotc played chicken with the 3rd party publishers and lost.

 

[Darrin Drader]

I get that you like to criticise WotC but given you have no idea, making statements like this is just yet another example of poor reasoning and logic.

I find this comment interesting. How exactly is it poor reasoning and logic that would lead me to the possibilities I posted? They are perfectly logical conclusions, and I suspect they carry with them more than just a bit of truth.