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<blockquote data-quote="Cybit" data-source="post: 6171765" data-attributes="member: 66111"><p>The problem is, the creator of the OGL was never in the best position to profit from the OGL; the best licensee was. Of course Paizo has made a ton of money on the OGL...Wizards subsidized their game development and design costs by 95%. The OGL was built for an era where WotC could never imagine not being the dominant RPG creator; as well as dealing with any TSR related shenanigans that came up. </p><p></p><p>The OGL was a bad idea for WotC as it was, because it was going to make ever transitioning to another d20 system very difficult, because of the nature of the OGL. It was fantastic for gamers and 3PP, however, as well as the overall TT RPG market. The GSL had the asinine clause of "no competition for 6 months" as well as "can't sell 3E products any more". Had they removed those two clauses, the GSL probably would have had Paizo's support. </p><p></p><p>Also, see earlier posts about the PRD -- due to the OGL, Paizo is required to keep their core mechanics under the PRD. The reason the PRD is considered "everything" is because d20pfsrd.com exists -- it has everything. The PRD itself (paizo.com/prd) has far less than d20pfsrd.com does. </p><p></p><p>From earlier</p><p>"<span style="color: #333333">Yes, Piazo is obligated to put under OGL any derivative content, but clearly they have decided to embrace more than just the spirit of the law and clearly publish IP under said licence. I'd go even further and say Paizo understands the play for free model better than any publisher (</span><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?2-Tabletop-Gaming&prefixid=savageworlds" target="_blank">Savage Worlds</a><span style="color: #333333"> excepted) out there."</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I suspect 5E will have somewhere in between the OGL and GSL. I'm hoping the rumored digital / print plan goes through; they have been tossing around the idea of having people get a PDF copy of a book for free if they buy a print version -- I think that would be fantastic. Going to quiz them about it at PAX. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cybit, post: 6171765, member: 66111"] The problem is, the creator of the OGL was never in the best position to profit from the OGL; the best licensee was. Of course Paizo has made a ton of money on the OGL...Wizards subsidized their game development and design costs by 95%. The OGL was built for an era where WotC could never imagine not being the dominant RPG creator; as well as dealing with any TSR related shenanigans that came up. The OGL was a bad idea for WotC as it was, because it was going to make ever transitioning to another d20 system very difficult, because of the nature of the OGL. It was fantastic for gamers and 3PP, however, as well as the overall TT RPG market. The GSL had the asinine clause of "no competition for 6 months" as well as "can't sell 3E products any more". Had they removed those two clauses, the GSL probably would have had Paizo's support. Also, see earlier posts about the PRD -- due to the OGL, Paizo is required to keep their core mechanics under the PRD. The reason the PRD is considered "everything" is because d20pfsrd.com exists -- it has everything. The PRD itself (paizo.com/prd) has far less than d20pfsrd.com does. From earlier "[COLOR=#333333]Yes, Piazo is obligated to put under OGL any derivative content, but clearly they have decided to embrace more than just the spirit of the law and clearly publish IP under said licence. I'd go even further and say Paizo understands the play for free model better than any publisher ([/COLOR][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?2-Tabletop-Gaming&prefixid=savageworlds"]Savage Worlds[/URL][COLOR=#333333] excepted) out there." I suspect 5E will have somewhere in between the OGL and GSL. I'm hoping the rumored digital / print plan goes through; they have been tossing around the idea of having people get a PDF copy of a book for free if they buy a print version -- I think that would be fantastic. Going to quiz them about it at PAX. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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