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<blockquote data-quote="DonAdam" data-source="post: 350909" data-attributes="member: 2446">I hate to say this, but in a way it's a good thing now that the core rules for d20 have been established.Just look at Monte. Monte has been able to publish whatever he feels like since he left Wizards. Even if you don't like his ranger, bard, and sorcerer, for instance, his ability to flex his creative muscle without the &quot;suits&quot; overseeing him has provided the internet d20 community with more and varied options. I don't like his ranger, but I love his sorcerer and wizard, I'm glad that he put all three out there.Now, maybe, we'll get to see Skip, JD, and the oher talented designers strut their stuff as much as they want to.These people are way too talented to starve.Also being an avid Star Wars d20 player, I realize that the Star Wars brand will do fine with freelancers. Remember that Monte still does contract work for Wizards, and I know that JD and Rodney &quot;Moridin&quot; Thompson can put out quality products whether they are regular employees or not.Job security as a whole is a thing of the past. People can click to it, or we can embrace the inevitable advent of economic flexibility. There will be bad decisions made (this is one) but on the whole very few jobs will be secure as the economy involves.To me this isn't good or bad, until people do something good or bad with it. On one hand Skip might not know where his next paycheck is coming from, but on the other his horizons for what he wants to do are now much more broad.Everyone will do fine, and these talented individuals will find a way to turn this whole scenario into something positive. That's what a flexible, free, competitive market composed of competent people with valuable skills does.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonAdam, post: 350909, member: 2446"] I hate to say this, but in a way it's a good thing now that the core rules for d20 have been established. Just look at Monte. Monte has been able to publish whatever he feels like since he left Wizards. Even if you don't like his ranger, bard, and sorcerer, for instance, his ability to flex his creative muscle without the "suits" overseeing him has provided the internet d20 community with more and varied options. I don't like his ranger, but I love his sorcerer and wizard, I'm glad that he put all three out there. Now, maybe, we'll get to see Skip, JD, and the oher talented designers strut their stuff as much as they want to. These people are way too talented to starve. Also being an avid Star Wars d20 player, I realize that the Star Wars brand will do fine with freelancers. Remember that Monte still does contract work for Wizards, and I know that JD and Rodney "Moridin" Thompson can put out quality products whether they are regular employees or not. Job security as a whole is a thing of the past. People can click to it, or we can embrace the inevitable advent of economic flexibility. There will be bad decisions made (this is one) but on the whole very few jobs will be secure as the economy involves. To me this isn't good or bad, until people do something good or bad with it. On one hand Skip might not know where his next paycheck is coming from, but on the other his horizons for what he wants to do are now much more broad. Everyone will do fine, and these talented individuals will find a way to turn this whole scenario into something positive. That's what a flexible, free, competitive market composed of competent people with valuable skills does. [/QUOTE]

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