WotC D&D Historian Ben Riggs says the OGL fiasco was Chris Cocks idea.

[Clint_L]

Who knows? But you keep telling people who are concerned about the possibility that it’ll never happen, and what you mean is it’s far off enough that you, personally, don’t care.

But you haven't identified a specific issue to be concerned about. I'm not concerned about hypothetical speculation with no evidential basis. And 20, 30 years down the line is next to impossible to make any kind of rational argument about the form in which D&D will be published.

As far as shifting to a subscription basis, though: I wish WotC would at least offer that for D&D! I've saved a fortune by subscribing to Apple Music and Netflix! And have way more content! Not to mention all the storage space!

 

[TiQuinn]

But you haven't identified a specific issue to be concerned about. I'm not concerned about hypothetical speculation with no evidential basis. And 20, 30 years down the line is next to impossible to make any kind of rational argument about the form in which D&D will be published.

Then don’t listen to me. If it’s not a concern for you, and you don’t see the trend in technology and subscription services growing, fine. I and others do.

 

[mamba]

Again, pointing out how your position doesn't stand up to scrutiny doesn't require asserting a contrary position. It's enough to show that your position doesn't satisfy the burden of proof.

unless you can show something that has better evidence I see no reason to change my position, and I consider it much better supported than yours, but you do you l, just don’t expect to persuade anyone with your evidence free musings

Even if that premise could be granted, that would still make it the same as your own.

no, I have something, even if it is not the best possible evidence, you have absolutely nothing

 

[mamba]

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[Alzrius]

unless you can show something that has better evidence I see no reason to change my position,

Again, pointing out the flaws in a given line of reasoning doesn't require that an alternative line of reasoning be presented. A point that doesn't stand up to scrutiny, doesn't stand up to scrutiny, regardless of whether or not another point is presented.

and I consider it much better supported than yours,

And I disagree. Taking one or two facts and running with them is, as I mentioned, like saying that any map is better than no map at all, which is oftentimes not the case.

but you do you l, just don’t expect to persuade anyone with your evidence free musings

Likewise, you're free to continue ignoring that your facts have been cherry-picked and selectively interpreted even after that's been explained to you.

 

[mamba]

We used to buy a lot of DVD's. Then our DVD player broke, and you know what we couldn't find anywhere? A DVD player. Blu-Ray players were easy to find, but not DVD players. My game consoles that used to play DVDs? They all moved to Blu-Ray.

BluRay players can play DVDs

 

[mamba]

Again, pointing out the flaws in a given line of reasoning doesn't require that an alternative line of reasoning be presented.

if you do not want to make a point of your own, sure. And I guess that is what all your posts boil down to, pointless bloviating

 

[Alzrius]

if you do not want to make a point of your own, sure.

Oh, I made a point of my own, it's just that my responses to yours were showing their lack of foundation.

And I guess that is what all your posts boil down to, pointless bloviating

You'd guess wrong in that point, much like how you did with regard to WotC.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

pointless bloviating

Mod Note:

Please remember that we expect posters to at least have some manners. This crosses over from disagreement to being disagreeable. Do better.

 

[mamba]

Oh, I made a point of my own, it's just that my responses to yours were showing their lack of foundation.

so show your point and your foundation for it, because I have certainly not seen the latter, all I have seen is you wanting better evidence and dismissing everything without actually providing anything yourself