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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Admiral Caine" data-source="post: 4098693" data-attributes="member: 60438">I agree, and this is not intended to rake anybody over the coals. Though, with respect to Dangergirl, it did start heated. Hopefully we're past that.I fully understand that these questions might suck if you're on the hot seat. I regret to admit, I wasn't trying to make it easy. But I'm not trying to get an apology either, just the best straight answers I can get. So even a limited answer is better than silence.To quote Chris Matthews, political pundit of MSBC, "Let's play Hardball!"  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Part of the issue is that the fan base is fairly educated and aware of the process. Even if the GSL is under an NDA, the receipt of the NDA is not. That is, to the best of my knowledge it's perfectly okay to say, "We have received the GSL and we can not discuss it." One does not have to keep receipt of the document a secret in of itself.So every day anybody who cares enough to ask someone willing to answer, can find out that it hasn't been sent yet. That is contributing to this issue being under a microscope now that the public unveiling of the rules has taken place. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> There is something of a spirit to the questions as well as the questions themselves. It speaks to the feeling that the GSL is not "Grown up talk that takes place between WOTC and the 3rd Parties." The GSL is a feature of the product, I maintain, and it's a consideration for the Consumer when he/she goes to buy the game.Granted, maybe not all fans see it that way, but I do. The product is intended to be Utilitarian in nature. The ability to have 3rd Party support, and under what terms, is my business too. Thinking of the Core Rules as a PC Operating System, wondering what software I can run with it is a valid concern. Hopefully that metaphor makes sense.On the other hand, I'm not crazy either. I understand why there's an NDA involved. I just want the spirit of there being 3 Parties in the GSL relationship recognized and remembered, because the Customer is the 2nd Party. So if something is under the NDA and can't be answered, my expectations won't be shot to heck, but I'd like someone from WOTC to give an official 'college try' anyway.</blockquote>

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