aco175
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I read marilith and was picturing all the arms like brands in Hasbro looking for gold.WotC isn't a monolith
I read marilith and was picturing all the arms like brands in Hasbro looking for gold.WotC isn't a monolith
I think it's clear that what we saw is exactly what they intended to do.This is actually one my concerns about the situation. Had the immediately come out and said this was just a working draft, we're not going to do this, I think their statement would have been more credible. Now it feels very much like they are hoping it'll blow over and any statement is going to feel increasingly calculated and insincere.
But the thing is, as far as I can tell management still doesn't understand why they received the response they did. I really think they figured some of the big ones would have no choice but to sign on, thus encouraging others to do the same.WotC is a company; they technically don't deserve praise or forgiveness. The management team running things are the ones who deserve credit/blame (in this case blame), and they seldom receive forgiveness. They've shown their motivation, short term gain over long term sustainability, and are unlikely to be forgiven. At least one high level executive is gonna have to fall on the sword for this, and even then it may not be enough (my group wants everyone in upper management fired).
Personally I don't care about the individuals involved. I want the situation corrected, with the company revealing they understand why they received this response. I'd really like them to add the understanding of the OGL being "non-revokable" by future management, although realistically this isn't necessary, as no future manager would try to repeat this disaster.
Even before the ORC License announcement, no. The threat of it ending is enough to end it's support. Now that the ORC License has been announced, why go back to a license that will definitely one day end?"Realizing 1.1 landed with a massive thud, suppose WotC announces that 1.1 is no longer a thing and 1.0a will remain for the indefinite future. They also say they are sorry. Really sorry. Really, really sorry. What would it take for them to be forgiven? Is there any going back at this point?
its interesting, if the goal was to get the companies to stop making D&D products, it might work after allEven before the ORC License announcement, no. The threat of it ending is enough to end it's support. Now that the ORC License has been announced, why go back to a license that will definitely one day end?
I would will question their honesty as they sent it to third party publisher with contracts attached.This is actually one my concerns about the situation. Had the immediately come out and said this was just a working draft,
I think that this is a whole paradigm issue, the problem is the paradigms that people are trained to operate under.But the thing is, as far as I can tell management still doesn't understand why they received the response they did. I really think they figured some of the big ones would have no choice but to sign on, thus encouraging others to do the same.
That is genuinely hysterical, I love it.I read marilith and was picturing all the arms like brands in Hasbro looking for gold.