charlesatan
Explorer
Montkiva said:Maybe I haven't been following closely enough, but how is this a change from previously? Hadn't WoTC said that after a few months the 5k fee would be dropped anyways?
Depends on which side you are. For the "early adopters", it's a give and take. They get the material later than was originally intended but then again, they don't have to pay the $5,000 fee anymore.
As for the rest, instead of waiting for January 2009 to publish material, they can release them later this year.
Honestly, I think WotC was faced with two choices: the present scheme, or to either push back when the license would be open for everyone else to give those who forked $5,000 more lead time.