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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 7657087" data-attributes="member: 10479">Seems like the opposite.&nbsp; Why go to the trouble of converting the free PDF to a Players' HTML version without the OGL?&nbsp; We already know they are limiting their workload by farming out some areas of system support with limited, targeted individual licensing.&nbsp; If they were planning to use the OGL, they'd have to effectively go over this whole process again, it would seem.&nbsp; This is just the sort of online support that should have come in tandem with an OGL announcement, as part of such an effort, rather than separately and without any sort of OGL acknowledgement.With each passing opportunity to setup OGL support, they reduce the potential for the OGL to have any helpful effect on their own bottom line.&nbsp; That mentality speaks to a corporate mindset that not only doesn't want an OGL but also doesn't want one to succeed if any faction within WotC manages to make it happen down the road.&nbsp; Then those responsible for the delays and the gutting of it can point to the results and claim a victory for those who say it would be bad for business (despite evidence to the contrary).&nbsp; It seems like a self-fulfilling business strategy for OGL failure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 7657087, member: 10479"] Seems like the opposite. Why go to the trouble of converting the free PDF to a Players' HTML version without the OGL? We already know they are limiting their workload by farming out some areas of system support with limited, targeted individual licensing. If they were planning to use the OGL, they'd have to effectively go over this whole process again, it would seem. This is just the sort of online support that should have come in tandem with an OGL announcement, as part of such an effort, rather than separately and without any sort of OGL acknowledgement. With each passing opportunity to setup OGL support, they reduce the potential for the OGL to have any helpful effect on their own bottom line. That mentality speaks to a corporate mindset that not only doesn't want an OGL but also doesn't want one to succeed if any faction within WotC manages to make it happen down the road. Then those responsible for the delays and the gutting of it can point to the results and claim a victory for those who say it would be bad for business (despite evidence to the contrary). It seems like a self-fulfilling business strategy for OGL failure. [/QUOTE]

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