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<blockquote data-quote="nittanytbone" data-source="post: 4307447" data-attributes="member: 35709">Totally agreed.&nbsp; I think it is VERY generous for them to basically give away their logo and the right to use much of their product.Porsche doesn't let Joe Blow the Car Building Pro use their logo on something he slaps together in his garage.The New York Times doesn't let a third party paper from another town copy their articles word for word.Even in the gaming industry, I don't see White Wolf letting folks use their material or Troll Lord Games letting folks publish in the C&amp;C line.In a totally different vein, most gamers are cheap.&nbsp; A lot of groups will play every weekend with 5 folks and have one set of books and an extra PHB between them.&nbsp; For every person who buys every splatbook out there, it seems like there are many more that don't buy anything.&nbsp; I don't think it unreasonable that WOTC wants to at least make dropping the $20 for a PHB fairly mandatory.Finally, WOTC has the right to make a profit.&nbsp; They've spent a lot of dough ramping up the new edition.&nbsp; If gaming companies don't make a profit like any other division of a business, corporations like Hasbro won't operate them, and we won't have high quality products at relatively reasonable prices anymore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nittanytbone, post: 4307447, member: 35709"] Totally agreed. I think it is VERY generous for them to basically give away their logo and the right to use much of their product. Porsche doesn't let Joe Blow the Car Building Pro use their logo on something he slaps together in his garage. The New York Times doesn't let a third party paper from another town copy their articles word for word. Even in the gaming industry, I don't see White Wolf letting folks use their material or Troll Lord Games letting folks publish in the C&C line. In a totally different vein, most gamers are cheap. A lot of groups will play every weekend with 5 folks and have one set of books and an extra PHB between them. For every person who buys every splatbook out there, it seems like there are many more that don't buy anything. I don't think it unreasonable that WOTC wants to at least make dropping the $20 for a PHB fairly mandatory. Finally, WOTC has the right to make a profit. They've spent a lot of dough ramping up the new edition. If gaming companies don't make a profit like any other division of a business, corporations like Hasbro won't operate them, and we won't have high quality products at relatively reasonable prices anymore. [/QUOTE]

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