Of course, there goes another great tool. Just like Orcpub. They ought or offer ForgedAnvil a ing job for doing much better work than any of the tools WotC makes available. I guess we always knew it was only a matter of time before the corporate hammer came down. Thank you ForgedAnvik for your contribution, you rock!Hi folks! We've received a DMCA takedown demand for this download from WotC's lawyers. I've already let ForgedAnvil know. I'll be dealing with it when I get back to work on Monday. Just keeping you all in the loop.
Hi folks! We've received a DMCA takedown demand for this download from WotC's lawyers. I've already let ForgedAnvil know. I'll be dealing with it when I get back to work on Monday. Just keeping you all in the loop.
I see all the emotional responses and thought I'd throw in a more levelheaded one(Trust me if I say this has cost me some time to get too, I'm with you guys on opinions).
First off, I really like the sheets and I am totally using this for all my characters and players(I hope he has enjoyed those beers on me).
That said, I do think that the reason WotC did the DMCA is linked to them having D&D Beyond. The problem in this is that they have to sue people. This is due to how (from what I understand) the American Copyright Law works. If you do not defend your product in time you will lose any rights to claim said copyright.
Now, I'm not sure that they did this out of that reason, but I am sure they have to defend this, and like ejsilver26 has noted, this is the most popular sheet. This means it is their primary target.
I just hope that Forged can salvage some parts(or better yet, everything) of this wonderful sheet, I will be really going to miss using it at the table(besides DDB not nearly being ready and on the same level as Forged)
I would have used D&D Beyond if I could unlock all content through a monthly subscription. I don't want to have to drop the full book price for all new items. Or for one class feature having to make a decision to piecemeal purchase upgrades or buy the whole book. I subscribed to the last tool they had for 4e and loved it. Always up to date, never had any issues with it. I think they would have more users if they hadn't pushed the service the way they did.
Thanks for all of your hard work ForgedAnvil. Much appreciated. I'll try to use 2.27 as long as I can.
That said, I do think that the reason WotC did the DMCA is linked to them having D&D Beyond. The problem in this is that they have to sue people. This is due to how (from what I understand) the American Copyright Law works. If you do not defend your product in time you will lose any rights to claim said copyright.