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<blockquote data-quote="Maggan" data-source="post: 1489293" data-attributes="member: 6616">No love for you, dr. WotCI think it is a gross generalisation to say that people don't care if WotC is losing money on UA or not. I think there are other factors at work here.I don't think that people are putting off typing in other companies OGC because of an acceptance that it would hurt said companies. It's just not as high a demand on the OGC stuff they produce.WotC sells tons of books. Tons and tons and tons of books, compared to everyone else. There will always be a higher demand on WotC OGC, partly because they are the market leader, and partly because WotC OGC is seen as a baseline for d20. So many, many more want that baseline than say... the OGC from Skull&amp;Bones (which is one of my favourite books, and almost all of it OGC).Just for the record, btw. I'm against posting the whole book on the web, such as in the form of a scan. But I support extracting the OGC, retyping it and then publising that on, say, the web.UA is a rad book. I have it, I bought it as soon as it hit the shelf. I don't think making the OGC available as a pdf will impact sales. People want books, not pdf:s. At least that's what we've been hearing in the thread on best-selling d20 supplements.I also think that those people that are compiling pdf:s with the 3.5 baseline, including the UA stuff, is doing the community a great favour. I hope they don't stop doing that. They have my support.As does WotC. I love 3.5, I love UA. I think Andy Collins is doing a fine job on D&amp;D.For me, those two sentiments does not exclude each other. Let OGC be open and free, just as it says in the OGL.Cheers!Maggan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maggan, post: 1489293, member: 6616"] [b]No love for you, dr. WotC[/b] I think it is a gross generalisation to say that people don't care if WotC is losing money on UA or not. I think there are other factors at work here. I don't think that people are putting off typing in other companies OGC because of an acceptance that it would hurt said companies. It's just not as high a demand on the OGC stuff they produce. WotC sells tons of books. Tons and tons and tons of books, compared to everyone else. There will always be a higher demand on WotC OGC, partly because they are the market leader, and partly because WotC OGC is seen as a baseline for d20. So many, many more want that baseline than say... the OGC from Skull&Bones (which is one of my favourite books, and almost all of it OGC). Just for the record, btw. I'm against posting the whole book on the web, such as in the form of a scan. But I support extracting the OGC, retyping it and then publising that on, say, the web. UA is a rad book. I have it, I bought it as soon as it hit the shelf. I don't think making the OGC available as a pdf will impact sales. People want books, not pdf:s. At least that's what we've been hearing in the thread on best-selling d20 supplements. I also think that those people that are compiling pdf:s with the 3.5 baseline, including the UA stuff, is doing the community a great favour. I hope they don't stop doing that. They have my support. As does WotC. I love 3.5, I love UA. I think Andy Collins is doing a fine job on D&D. For me, those two sentiments does not exclude each other. Let OGC be open and free, just as it says in the OGL. Cheers! Maggan [/QUOTE]

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