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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8893559" data-attributes="member: 6988941">The problem is that this naked exercise of money grubbing power has both tarnished and confirmed everyone's worst suspicions about the people in charge of WotC. So here are some scenarios:Would I forgive a WotC that is someday spun off (or sold to some other conglomerate) and run by a different management team? In a heartbeat. I like the core IPs, I have a nostalgic fondness for the Wizards of the Coast name having been a Magic Card kid, and they'll probably hire some people whose work I like.Would I forgive a WotC that not only drops this whole OGL thing, but fires everyone behind it? Not completely, because fundamentally I am now suspect of the parent company (and I'm a stockholder!). But that would firmly get me to an &quot;I'll buy the new core books&quot; point. And hey, if OneD&amp;D (defying all indications so far) wins me over maybe I will one day forgive and forget and start regularly buying their products again.Would I forgive a WotC that just says &quot;oops we're sorry&quot; and rolls back OGL 1.1? No. I don't trust them. I might buy the new PHB when it comes out out of curiosity, but I don't want to actually be invested in their game. They'll find some new way to be creepy soon enough.Will I forgive a WotC that just says &quot;oops, we regret that people are mad at us&quot; and waters down the OGL 1.1 to something a bit more reasonable? Not at all. That's just a toxic relationship to be in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8893559, member: 6988941"] The problem is that this naked exercise of money grubbing power has both tarnished and confirmed everyone's worst suspicions about the people in charge of WotC. So here are some scenarios: Would I forgive a WotC that is someday spun off (or sold to some other conglomerate) and run by a different management team? [B]In a heartbeat. I like the core IPs, I have a nostalgic fondness for the Wizards of the Coast name having been a Magic Card kid, and they'll probably hire some people whose work I like.[/B] Would I forgive a WotC that not only drops this whole OGL thing, but fires everyone behind it? [B]Not completely, because fundamentally I am now suspect of the parent company (and I'm a stockholder!). But that would firmly get me to an "I'll buy the new core books"[/B] [B]point. And hey, if OneD&D (defying all indications so far) wins me over maybe I will one day forgive and forget and start regularly buying their products again.[/B] Would I forgive a WotC that just says "oops we're sorry" and rolls back OGL 1.1? [B]No. I don't trust them. I might buy the new PHB when it comes out out of curiosity, but I don't want to actually be invested in their game. They'll find some new way to be creepy soon enough.[/B] Will I forgive a WotC that just says "oops, we regret that people are mad at us" and waters down the OGL 1.1 to something a bit more reasonable? [B]Not at all.[/B] [B]That's just a toxic relationship to be in.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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