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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8901854" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>I'm still not convinced there is that much impact. I mean, I think that there may be some overall impact to the types of content people are putting out these days (sticking closer to existing game systems that are OGL since that is legally rather safe). I'm not convinced it is all that related to the overall size and level of activity in the industry as a whole, or even in the D&amp;D space. D&amp;D has surged and ebbed in popularity through time. I would actually say that the general existence of online communities, which really has little to do with OGL, is a FAR larger factor! Nowadays things can really catch fire and burn. Back in the late '70s and early '80s yes, D&amp;D was a THING, and it clearly registered on the consciousness of the whole country (several countries even) but the current wave is larger and longer-lasting, and I think that really is about the way the Internet can grow and sustain such a society.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8901854, member: 82106"] I'm still not convinced there is that much impact. I mean, I think that there may be some overall impact to the types of content people are putting out these days (sticking closer to existing game systems that are OGL since that is legally rather safe). I'm not convinced it is all that related to the overall size and level of activity in the industry as a whole, or even in the D&D space. D&D has surged and ebbed in popularity through time. I would actually say that the general existence of online communities, which really has little to do with OGL, is a FAR larger factor! Nowadays things can really catch fire and burn. Back in the late '70s and early '80s yes, D&D was a THING, and it clearly registered on the consciousness of the whole country (several countries even) but the current wave is larger and longer-lasting, and I think that really is about the way the Internet can grow and sustain such a society. [/QUOTE]

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