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Is the OGL the reason for WOTC's secrecy about 4E?
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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 4138181" data-attributes="member: 13107"><p>I am wondering, and I am mixing different areas, but what are the resulting issues that are of concern? For example, I can list:</p><p></p><p>*) Limited abilities for 3'rd party publishers to create 4E material?</p><p>*) Limited ability for 4E fans to create material and to place this on public web sites?</p><p>*) No more SRD (in the style of the 3.5E SRD)?</p><p></p><p>I may list as well:</p><p></p><p>*) Annoyance with the closed nature of the 4E development?</p><p>*) Frustration with the current unavailability of the 4E license?</p><p>*) Issues with fracturing the community?</p><p></p><p>I personally am not getting a good "community vibe" out of the licensing issues. This is IMHO, but I'm concerned about how the community will evolve with the new license and with the push to DDI.</p><p></p><p>I also personally think that the restrictive license is functionally a non-starter: I don't see the fanbase paying attention to the license. Publishers are stuck, but the web simply doesn't support preventing fan based wiki's and rules references, and custom material. (The flip side of this is RIAA type intimidation lawsuits, which is how I see this would be policed. That's part of the "not getting a good community vibe".)</p><p></p><p>Thx!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 4138181, member: 13107"] I am wondering, and I am mixing different areas, but what are the resulting issues that are of concern? For example, I can list: *) Limited abilities for 3'rd party publishers to create 4E material? *) Limited ability for 4E fans to create material and to place this on public web sites? *) No more SRD (in the style of the 3.5E SRD)? I may list as well: *) Annoyance with the closed nature of the 4E development? *) Frustration with the current unavailability of the 4E license? *) Issues with fracturing the community? I personally am not getting a good "community vibe" out of the licensing issues. This is IMHO, but I'm concerned about how the community will evolve with the new license and with the push to DDI. I also personally think that the restrictive license is functionally a non-starter: I don't see the fanbase paying attention to the license. Publishers are stuck, but the web simply doesn't support preventing fan based wiki's and rules references, and custom material. (The flip side of this is RIAA type intimidation lawsuits, which is how I see this would be policed. That's part of the "not getting a good community vibe".) Thx! [/QUOTE]
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