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How will the WOTC PDF decision affect the Old School Renaissance?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sagawork_Studios" data-source="post: 4744292" data-attributes="member: 83220"><p>You bring up a valid point which concerns me in the projects that I have undertaken. I was away at a seminar/interview when this occurence transpired, so I have come in late to this and have a bit of a fresh look at what's going on. I speculate that yanking the pdfs has been part of their legal action against the 'Eight' (which makes me think about a certain 8 Wizards in Greyhawk, but I digress...). To us it looks like that WotC have taken their bat and ball and gone home, but putting myself in the court proceedings I can hear the magistrate asking WotC: '...so, by enticing ne'er-do-wells' easy access to your product, you dangle a carrot in front of their collective noses for them to reap as they may...' to which WotC have acted on and eliminated with extreme prejudice.</p><p></p><p>Still though, it totally looks like WotC doesn't trust us as a community and have collectively:</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taken their bat and ball and gone home</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Circled their wagons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stated that 'Well a few of you (as in us) have ruined it for everyone else.'</li> </ul><p></p><p>Or pick the analogy you want.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that we don't have access to these things any more and WotC are further driving themselves down a path where property is having an incestuous relationship with marketability at the cost of propritey.</p><p></p><p>How far will this go? Do I trust WotC to leave me alone in my small operation (granted it is PFRPG stuff I am working on, but I like OSRIC et al and I want to support that too). I don't know, but I am going to put up a hell of a fight if they do. I am straight up and down type of guy and I mean what I say. What drives me in my projects is a desire to get part of my childhood back and I want to share that by offering Old School to the Nth degree for as long as I am able to</p><p></p><p>Cheers, </p><p></p><p>Andrew Gale</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sagawork_Studios, post: 4744292, member: 83220"] You bring up a valid point which concerns me in the projects that I have undertaken. I was away at a seminar/interview when this occurence transpired, so I have come in late to this and have a bit of a fresh look at what's going on. I speculate that yanking the pdfs has been part of their legal action against the 'Eight' (which makes me think about a certain 8 Wizards in Greyhawk, but I digress...). To us it looks like that WotC have taken their bat and ball and gone home, but putting myself in the court proceedings I can hear the magistrate asking WotC: '...so, by enticing ne'er-do-wells' easy access to your product, you dangle a carrot in front of their collective noses for them to reap as they may...' to which WotC have acted on and eliminated with extreme prejudice. Still though, it totally looks like WotC doesn't trust us as a community and have collectively: [LIST] [*]Taken their bat and ball and gone home [*]Circled their wagons [*]Stated that 'Well a few of you (as in us) have ruined it for everyone else.' [/LIST] Or pick the analogy you want. Bottom line is that we don't have access to these things any more and WotC are further driving themselves down a path where property is having an incestuous relationship with marketability at the cost of propritey. How far will this go? Do I trust WotC to leave me alone in my small operation (granted it is PFRPG stuff I am working on, but I like OSRIC et al and I want to support that too). I don't know, but I am going to put up a hell of a fight if they do. I am straight up and down type of guy and I mean what I say. What drives me in my projects is a desire to get part of my childhood back and I want to share that by offering Old School to the Nth degree for as long as I am able to Cheers, Andrew Gale [/QUOTE]
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