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<blockquote data-quote="Flynn" data-source="post: 3654263" data-attributes="member: 1836">Najo,Your subject line and your poll are different. You appear to be asking &quot;Will 4E be OGL?&quot; and instead ask &quot;Will 4E being OGL hurt it?&quot; A little confusing for a moment....I answered that it being OGL will only help it. Let's face it, the most popular game system in the world at this time is the D20 System. Although that is primarily through D&amp;D, whose sales are two orders of magnitude above the rest of the RPG industry, we still see an incredible proliferation of D20-based products, many of which are fantasy-based and are only useful when playing D&amp;D. That kind of thing promotes the use of the core rules set. Given their initial sales volume, not having OGL products to support the game wouldn't hurt WOTC, but I imagine having them does help.So I think 4E will support the OGL.Also, I know that if 4E isn't released under the OGL, based on the creative minds of the D20 community, someone would come up with an OGL clone that would allow products to be developed anyway. Rather than waste time and money on legal issues, WOTC would probably be better served to harness and direct the D20 community rather than restrict it and cut it off. In the end, it would be cheaper on them, I think.With Regards,Flynn</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flynn, post: 3654263, member: 1836"] Najo, Your subject line and your poll are different. You appear to be asking "Will 4E be OGL?" and instead ask "Will 4E being OGL hurt it?" A little confusing for a moment.... I answered that it being OGL will only help it. Let's face it, the most popular game system in the world at this time is the D20 System. Although that is primarily through D&D, whose sales are two orders of magnitude above the rest of the RPG industry, we still see an incredible proliferation of D20-based products, many of which are fantasy-based and are only useful when playing D&D. That kind of thing promotes the use of the core rules set. Given their initial sales volume, not having OGL products to support the game wouldn't hurt WOTC, but I imagine having them does help. So I think 4E will support the OGL. Also, I know that if 4E isn't released under the OGL, based on the creative minds of the D20 community, someone would come up with an OGL clone that would allow products to be developed anyway. Rather than waste time and money on legal issues, WOTC would probably be better served to harness and direct the D20 community rather than restrict it and cut it off. In the end, it would be cheaper on them, I think. With Regards, Flynn [/QUOTE]

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