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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Moonshade" data-source="post: 4173931" data-attributes="member: 54606">Isn't it more like a rich kid having a green ball and inviting everyone to play with it? He says they can make their own green balls with the little changes they like, as long as they're green. But then the kid gets a blue ball and tells people that they have to choose between playing with the green balls they have and the right to play with and modify his fancy new blue ball. And if the other kids choose to play with their old green balls, they won't be allowed to play with blue ones. If they do choose the blue ball, the kid is going to set lawyers on them if they try to play with their green balls ever again. Never mind that they have their own green-coloured balls that sometimes look quite different from the original despite maintaining the same basic shape - if they want to give the new blue ball a try, they won't be allowed to return to their green balls or even let other kids play with them anymore. They'll have to give up on the green balls they've spent their own time and money on, and if they'd like to try playing with both green and blue ones, or find out they don't like the blue balls, tough. They continue half-heartedly playing with blue balls, give up on playing, or risk facing the kid's lawyers if they return to their green balls.And heh. That's basically a lengthy answer to the sarcastic "What, is WOTC going to come to your house and steal your 3.x books?" comment I've seen on a lot of 4E threads. WOTC isn't saying that no one else is allowed to play with the blue ball at all, but if what I read is true, it does seem like they're telling publishers that you can't use or return to your old books if you want to give 4E publishing a try. IMO, it's a little like saying you can have EN World or you can have our glorious new Gleemax, but if you log in to your old EN World account after registering at Gleemax we'll be making use of our right to ban you and try to have EN World mods ban you too since you agreed to give up on that site when registering at Gleemax.</blockquote>

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