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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5955907" data-attributes="member: 59506">No, it's not.&nbsp; Paizo used the OGL exactly how it is allowed to be used, and for what it was originally intended to do.&nbsp; Both Peter Adkinson and Ryan Dancey have stated that the &quot;big&quot; reason for the OGL, was so &quot;D&amp;D&quot; could survive in perpetuity at least in some form.&nbsp; Paizo is doing exactly that, and I might add with the full blessing of WotC.&nbsp;They didn't steal anything.&nbsp; They didn't Rip Off anything.&nbsp; They did exactly what the OGL was intended for and they did it in full compliance and with the acceptance of WotC.&nbsp; Saying they have stolen or ripped off anybody is completely spurious, fallacious, and pejorative.&nbsp;If one doesn't like the game: Cool.&nbsp; Just play what you like.&nbsp;If one doesn't like Paizo: Cool.&nbsp; Don't buy anything from them.&nbsp;If one doesn't like the way Paizo has done things: again Cool.&nbsp; Just go your own way and leave them alone.&nbsp; I could understand if this was WotC we're talking about...in many gamers minds, &quot;D&amp;D&quot; is &quot;RPG's&quot;.&nbsp; However, I'd be very surprised if Paizo holds that same place in gamers considerations.&nbsp; And I'm also pretty sure Paizo doesn't hold that place in your considerations.&nbsp;But making up false accusations or justifications other than the above to give oneself a reason to hate them is illogical, foolish, and maybe even a small bit cowardly*. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm&nbsp; &nbsp; :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*(Cowardly in that not having the mental fortitude to be honest with oneself about what ones true emotions and motivations are is a form of avoidance.&nbsp; Avoiding something uncomfortable because one doesn't want to deal with the discomfort is a form of cowardice.&nbsp; If that's a factor here, then it's a form of cowardice.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 5955907, member: 59506"] No, it's not. Paizo used the OGL exactly how it is allowed to be used, and for what it was originally intended to do. Both Peter Adkinson and Ryan Dancey have stated that the "big" reason for the OGL, was so "D&D" could survive in perpetuity at least in some form. Paizo is doing exactly that, and I might add with the full blessing of WotC. They didn't steal anything. They didn't Rip Off anything. They did exactly what the OGL was intended for and they did it in full compliance and with the acceptance of WotC. Saying they have stolen or ripped off anybody is completely spurious, fallacious, and pejorative. If one doesn't like the game: Cool. Just play what you like. If one doesn't like Paizo: Cool. Don't buy anything from them. If one doesn't like the way Paizo has done things: again Cool. Just go your own way and leave them alone. I could understand if this was WotC we're talking about...in many gamers minds, "D&D" [I][B]is[/B][/I] "RPG's". However, I'd be very surprised if Paizo holds that same place in gamers considerations. And I'm also pretty sure Paizo doesn't hold that place in your considerations. But making up false accusations or justifications other than the above to give oneself a reason to hate them is illogical, foolish, and maybe even a small bit cowardly*. :erm: *(Cowardly in that not having the mental fortitude to be honest with oneself about what ones true emotions and motivations are is a form of avoidance. Avoiding something uncomfortable because one doesn't want to deal with the discomfort is a form of cowardice. If that's a factor here, then it's a form of cowardice.) [/QUOTE]

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