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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 4135135" data-attributes="member: 1054">Well, two things:a)The OGL did help sell me on 3e -- not because I wanted to support an open system (though I did), but because it led to an explosion of product which guaranteed almost any whim of gaming could be satisfied -- from alternate-history dinosaur riders to gritty westerns to massive tomes detailing every weapon from stone kinves to assault rifles. With reduced third party support, it will be a LONG time before 4e matches 3e in depth and breadth, and no matter what form the GSL takes, at this point, I think it can guaranteed that it will be much more restrictive than the OGL.b)WOTC has a profound financial reason to return to the &quot;failed policies of TSR&quot; -- Gleemax. They do not want fan sites, PCGen, and other things cutting into their projected profits. I'd be very surprised if the bulk of expected revenue from 4e isn't supposed to come from DDI subscriptions and not from book sales. If &quot;Netbooks&quot; rebound in popularity due to obstacles placed in the way of commercial publication due to the GSL, look for a return to C&amp;D letters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 4135135, member: 1054"] Well, two things: a)The OGL did help sell me on 3e -- not because I wanted to support an open system (though I did), but because it led to an explosion of product which guaranteed almost any whim of gaming could be satisfied -- from alternate-history dinosaur riders to gritty westerns to massive tomes detailing every weapon from stone kinves to assault rifles. With reduced third party support, it will be a LONG time before 4e matches 3e in depth and breadth, and no matter what form the GSL takes, at this point, I think it can guaranteed that it will be much more restrictive than the OGL. b)WOTC has a profound financial reason to return to the "failed policies of TSR" -- Gleemax. They do not want fan sites, PCGen, and other things cutting into their projected profits. I'd be very surprised if the bulk of expected revenue from 4e isn't supposed to come from DDI subscriptions and not from book sales. If "Netbooks" rebound in popularity due to obstacles placed in the way of commercial publication due to the GSL, look for a return to C&D letters. [/QUOTE]

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