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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheFindus" data-source="post: 4788534" data-attributes="member: 75791">amethal wrote:" I see no reason to be grateful for the 3rd edition OGL, and no reason to be angry about the lack of a 4th edition one. Since the OGL suits me better, I'm sticking with 3rd edition."I kind of agree with you. I am no publisher. If I was (were?) I could be, because I would not have to pay any fees for using the powerful D&D 3.x system, D20 logo and would not have to invest into system research. Just use somebody elses product and make my own money with it. So there is lot to be thankful for as a publisher.But I am thankful as a player and a GM that they made such a wonderful game which I enjoy immensely.amethal wrote too:"The OGL was not intended to be generous. The idea was that it made business sense for WotC."Yes, of course it made perfect business sense for them, I agree with you. It was not some kind of altruism. Or maybe it was (I was not there when thy made that decision), but most certainly not completely. But I have the feeling that a lot of people seem to condemn WotC for pulling the pdfs. Or at least questioning the quality of the business decision (to the point of: Aaaaah, it's a death spiral! We are all doomed!). At the same time, we do not know the numbers and the full strategy behind it. And a reaction like this seems a little too far fetched, I must say. After all, WotC has made pretty good business decisions before. And they keep publishing excellent material. I am not worried about them at all is all I'm saying.</blockquote>

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