Continuing the D&D executive producer's interview tour, gaming influencer Ginny Di asks a WotC's Kyle Brink about the OGL and other things.
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I get that, my point is that SRD and OGL are not what allows them to use D&D material, so WotC can destroy them just as much without touching the OGLThere will always be gaps. If you destroy the other VTTs, there will be no one left to exploit them.
I get that, my point is that SRD and OGL are not what allows them to use D&D material, so WotC can destroy them just as much without touching the OGL
I wonder how hard Paramount leaned into Wizbro & told them to quit "screwing around" to keep them from potentially tanking the movie.I also remain convinced that the interviews are part of the process to protect their most important asset - the Movie. We are all celebrating our victory and in some ways I think the PR campaign looks more like a Hollywood crisis expert was brought in.
not much of a concern for WotC though, no more than those VTTs surviving on 3p RPGs.Sure, but the OGL is the second half, closing the door behind them on other editions. There will be OneDND and no others. And hey, there will be OneVTT and no others.
not much of a concern for WotC though, no more than those VTTs surviving on 3p RPGs.
Why? Just look at what happened to Magic, as well as their sky-high projections on how they want to build the brand.
they do, that doesn’t change the fact that the OGL change does not help wrt to VTTs.I'd say they were less flippant than you about it. They have serious targets to reach.
I look at the whole magic issue and I still can't see why everyone is mad at them...
They made a product that has no inherent value and sold it for 1k...
A lot of other companies and people sell stuff with even less value for more...
if people buy that, it is on them. And since exclusivity is the only value that thing has, it needs to be limited and expensive...
if they had wanted to be greedy, they had put out way cheaper trash that is bought by millions of people like all the other magic cards...
they do, that doesn’t change the fact that the OGL change does not help wrt to VTTs.
I do not believe that anyone considers WotC’s moves to have been well thought out and shrewdly strategic, I certainly do not, in fact quite the opposite
True, it isn’t. My problem is that the ‘WotC is greedy and stupid’ theory did never sit well with me, that move just never made any business sense to me. Too risky with almost no upside, I said so from the start. My problem was that I initially saw no better explanation for the behavior.I don't think my version is particularly shrewd or strategic, it's just blunt-force attempt to bully the market as hard as they can. It also has the benefit that I don't have to take WotC at their word while they are on their apology tour.
True, it isn’t. My problem is that the ‘WotC is greedy and stupid’ theory did never sit well with me, that move just never made any business sense to me. Too risky with almost no upside, I said so from the start. My problem was that I initially saw no better explanation for the behavior.
The ‘WotC is paranoid’ theory makes more sense to me. It explains their decisions better to me.
It’s not about believing WotC, they have done little to deserve that trust, I am going by my own judgement / conclusions. That does not mean I trust them, it just means that their story makes more sense to me than the alternative that you are going with.
I have no way of knowing whether I am right or you are, and until we do have facts that solve this once and for all, I will have to go with my own analysis.