Crow Eating thread

[Reynard]

I just wanted to say: I was completely wrong. I did not believe WotC would ever back down.

 

[Jer]

You ain't the only one.

Also I figured even if they did back down it would be "back down to status quo ante." "Put the core rules essentially into the public domain" is so far beyond where I thought they'd go it literally wasn't even on the bingo card.

 

[Horacio]

/me eats crows
I didn't believe they would do the right thing, I think I have become too cynical

 

[MoonSong]

Don't be hard on yourself. I had low expectatives too, but wanted to help the morale high.

 

[Retreater]

I feel like I did my part (along with tens of thousands of other gamers) to encourage them to do the right thing. I don't feel embarrassed about that at all.

 

[Solauren]

I'm still doing my planned downloading spree. Now it's cause I want to, instead of I'm afraid not to.

 

[Dausuul]

I never knew crow tasted so good.

 

[Scars Unseen]

I honestly didn't think they would either. I just decided the brand wasn't worth sticking with if they didn't. I'm definitely glad they saw reason.

 

[dave2008]

I thought they would back down, but I didn't expect this. Of course, now I'm greedy for more - bring on the 3.0 & 3.5 SRD to CC!

I would add 4e too, but I understand that, like 1e and 2e, would pretty much have to be made from scratch. Though I would love that - I don't see it happening.

 

[Incenjucar]

I just hope people keep this in mind when someone claims that boycotts don't work. Things are not always hopeless, and we sometimes have more power than we think. I hope this brings you all hope. <3

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I just hope people keep this in mind someone claims that boycotts don't work. Things are not always hopeless, and we sometimes have more power than we think. I hope this brings you all hope. <3

I don't think anyone here claimed boycotts don't work. It was just a quibble how do to do it most effectively... like it should be in a good RPG forum.

 

[Minigiant]

I'm eating my crow with BBQ sauce. Nothern South Carolina style.

NO WAY would one of my old corp employers would have backed down.

 

[Gradine]

Other than inventing a time machine and scrapping the whole idea before it even got rolling, let alone had a draft of it leaked, I think this was probably the best possible outcome, for pretty much everyone involved.

I mean, I guess except for the people who wanted to see WotC crash and burn.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I mean, I guess except for the people who wanted to see WotC crash and burn.

Yes. Sad day for them. I still don't know why some people actually want that. WotC overall handled D&D very well.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Eat crow if you must, but it's way more important to remember this next time scumbags try to make moves. Take heart that the worse case scenario isn't a prophecy.

 

[Minigiant]

Yes. Sad day for them. I still don't onow why some people actually want that. WotC overall handled D&D very well.

Fanatics of other systems who want theirs to fill in the vacuum as the top RPG..

 

[Scribe]

I mean, I guess except for the people who wanted to see WotC crash and burn.

I mean, at this point one could not imagine any more egg on Wizbro's face, than what they themselves, have applied.

I'm quite a bit more than 100% pleased with the outcome. Its even given me yet another source of entertainment around here.

 

[Dreamscape]

Nothing wrong with grandma's crow gizzards smothered in gristle.

 

[OB1]

Just wanted to say that at the beginning of this whole thing, I made some statements out of ignorance that I now regret. I've never been into 3PP much, and had no idea how much the proposed 1.1 would hurt so many. While I never had any vitriol against WotC, I sided with the community in my feedback to the survey, and suggested that their best course of action would be to release 5.1 to a CC license and move on. I'm thrilled to see that it was. An open license under the control of a corporation isn't an open license.

 

[Clint_L]

I just posted that they would not back down on digital, so I got that one very wrong.

I think? Did they back down on digital?