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<blockquote data-quote="xechnao" data-source="post: 4105124" data-attributes="member: 58105">Imagine CODA (LotR, ST) was open. Imagine Star Wars was CODA too. In this case I can easily see CODA Conan, Dragonlance, CoC.... If Wotc did not have Star Wars, D20 and OGL could have not even existed.Wotc and d&amp;d biggest bet is Brand name(s like) Star Wars. Not D20 or OGL. Wotc Dungeons &amp; Dragons sells more due to Wotc Star Wars than due to OGL.And regarding marketing it was not random that Star Wars got updated first and D&amp;D second and they linked each other (SAGA is a preview of 4th Ed they have been saying).The above points get proven by the small success of open systems like savage worlds or tri-stat (BESM). The market value is more geek value than true value (what it offers).At this point of D20 being associated with geeky important brand names already, Wotc and D&amp;D perhaps has less to win with opening their system and more to lose. A close 4th Ed will rise its geek value more or to put it differently an open 4th Ed will lower its geek value.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xechnao, post: 4105124, member: 58105"] Imagine CODA (LotR, ST) was open. Imagine Star Wars was CODA too. In this case I can easily see CODA Conan, Dragonlance, CoC.... If Wotc did not have Star Wars, D20 and OGL could have not even existed. Wotc and d&d biggest bet is Brand name(s like) Star Wars. Not D20 or OGL. Wotc Dungeons & Dragons sells more due to Wotc Star Wars than due to OGL. And regarding marketing it was not random that Star Wars got updated first and D&D second and they linked each other (SAGA is a preview of 4th Ed they have been saying). The above points get proven by the small success of open systems like savage worlds or tri-stat (BESM). The market value is more geek value than true value (what it offers). At this point of D20 being associated with geeky important brand names already, Wotc and D&D perhaps has less to win with opening their system and more to lose. A close 4th Ed will rise its geek value more or to put it differently an open 4th Ed will lower its geek value. [/QUOTE]

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