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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1455043" data-attributes="member: 14403"><p>Actually I see WotC like the Nintendo NES and the othe systems like the Sega Master System.&nbsp; Nintendo was an inferior product but they let ANYONE make games for it even if those games were crap pushed out just to stock up the shelves.&nbsp; Sega had a better system but wouldn't let anyone else make games for them.&nbsp; By the time Sega learned from their mistake and started allowing other companies to make games for their system Nintendo already owned the market.&nbsp; Of course Sony and Microsoft learned too so that when they came on the scene they let other companies make games for their systems.&nbsp; In the end you have two sides.&nbsp; The OGL for d20 allows more product to be made but you have to sift through it because there is a lot of crap floating around (just like the NES).&nbsp; The independent non-OGL, non-d20 publishers often have a better product for their system but meanwhile they are sliding further and further behind WotC.&nbsp; Hopefully they'll learn.&nbsp; There are so many good systems out there that would really take off more if the SYSTEM were made OGL.&nbsp; As an example I love the White Wolf system and if it were made OGL I can't even imagine all the new settings that could be written for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 1455043, member: 14403"] Actually I see WotC like the Nintendo NES and the othe systems like the Sega Master System. Nintendo was an inferior product but they let ANYONE make games for it even if those games were crap pushed out just to stock up the shelves. Sega had a better system but wouldn't let anyone else make games for them. By the time Sega learned from their mistake and started allowing other companies to make games for their system Nintendo already owned the market. Of course Sony and Microsoft learned too so that when they came on the scene they let other companies make games for their systems. In the end you have two sides. The OGL for d20 allows more product to be made but you have to sift through it because there is a lot of crap floating around (just like the NES). The independent non-OGL, non-d20 publishers often have a better product for their system but meanwhile they are sliding further and further behind WotC. Hopefully they'll learn. There are so many good systems out there that would really take off more if the SYSTEM were made OGL. As an example I love the White Wolf system and if it were made OGL I can't even imagine all the new settings that could be written for it. [/QUOTE]

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