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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4175859" data-attributes="member: 2732">I personally think the &quot;Open Gaming Movement&quot; is really minuscule in the whole scheme of things.&nbsp; I don't really blame Wizards for not supporting it.&nbsp; It never got the traction deserved, and Ryan seems to have abandoned it.&nbsp; There are vocal fans of it, but it's trying to &quot;solve&quot; a problem that in my opinion never existed.&nbsp; Because as gamers we can game, create, tweak, etc, privately.&nbsp; There's no need for open content unless you really want to profit from your work.&nbsp; I have concerns how the GSL will handle Internet fan sites.&nbsp; But &quot;open gaming&quot; for its own sake is not really solving a need.&nbsp; Most fans buy what they like and use what they like.&nbsp; Whether its OGL or GSL doesn't affect me.Open for openness' sake is not a goal.&nbsp; Most people just wanna play games, D&amp;D in particular.&nbsp; The people who are most upset by this seem to be the ones who see open gaming as a &quot;movement that will conquer the world&quot;.I think too many people are trying to read into what publishers will do.&nbsp; If one publisher decides to stick with the prior D&amp;D base, and another goes to 4e, it may kill a few product lines, but that's the publishers choice.&nbsp; Ultimately it was Paizo's decision to go 3.5, Necro's decision to go 4.0, and nobody else's, even if it's heavy-handed.&nbsp; Too many people want both options, and simply put--it's not going to happen.&nbsp; I'm not going to be mad at WoTC for that.&nbsp; Those are the breaks when you license.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4175859, member: 2732"] I personally think the "Open Gaming Movement" is really minuscule in the whole scheme of things. I don't really blame Wizards for not supporting it. It never got the traction deserved, and Ryan seems to have abandoned it. There are vocal fans of it, but it's trying to "solve" a problem that in my opinion never existed. Because as gamers we can game, create, tweak, etc, privately. There's no need for open content unless you really want to profit from your work. I have concerns how the GSL will handle Internet fan sites. But "open gaming" for its own sake is not really solving a need. Most fans buy what they like and use what they like. Whether its OGL or GSL doesn't affect me. Open for openness' sake is not a goal. Most people just wanna play games, D&D in particular. The people who are most upset by this seem to be the ones who see open gaming as a "movement that will conquer the world". I think too many people are trying to read into what publishers will do. If one publisher decides to stick with the prior D&D base, and another goes to 4e, it may kill a few product lines, but that's the publishers choice. Ultimately it was Paizo's decision to go 3.5, Necro's decision to go 4.0, and nobody else's, even if it's heavy-handed. Too many people want both options, and simply put--it's not going to happen. I'm not going to be mad at WoTC for that. Those are the breaks when you license. [/QUOTE]

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