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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Solauren" data-source="post: 8923228" data-attributes="member: 12391">Here is my thought on things (as the WOTC/D&D situtation, and I stand)First, it was a bad business decision that was back-tracked before it was implemented.That, is a good thing.  It's easier to backtrack a decision before it goes into effect.Second, the community got what it wanted.That is also a good thing.Third, we've had numerous copyright lawyers come out and say in the mainstream media 'Hasbro can't actually do that'That is a a very good thing, as it should make Hasbro think twice about doing it in the future.That would never have happened if all this hadn't occured.I'm not going to hold a grudge over this with WOTC, because Copyright is a rather, complicated (and quite frankly, stupidly) handled area.For example, the family of the people that created Superman periodically go after DC Comics for more money whenever a new media format appears.Yet, the descendants of people that have created important, life saving stuff, are shafted.Companies like Hasbro, WOTC, etc, have to be very careful producting their intellectual property and copyrights, as well as their reputation.Their attempt to change the OGL was an attempt to do that.It screwed up, they back-pedaled before serious damage was done.  I don't consider stress serious damage.So, in that regard, I'm "back onboard" with WOTC.  I was never off the board with Hasbro.However, that doesn't mean much.I haven't purchased a new WOTC sourcebooks since the last 3.5 book was on the shelf, or miniatures since the last pre-4e set.Didn't care for 4e.  Didn't like what they did to the Realms with the 'Spell-plague'.Never tried 5e.I have a few of the post 3e/4e Dragon Miniatures.I switched to Paizo.I haven't purchased a Paizo product since PF2e, and the Rusty Dragon Inn miniature set.So, I haven't purchased an RPG product in quite some time.Heck, nearly all my pre-painted plastic miniatures (which included at least one of each since Harbinger) are in boxes wrapped in bubble wrap.So, what was my stake in this?I own alot of 3rd party products for D&D 3.X/D20 System and Pathfinder.    Not much of an investment, but still, I read them at least.I want to be able to see people make and sell products for the game we all enjoy.And I want the option of doing it myself to still be viable.I'm stilling doing to take a few 'just in case' steps, because that's just common sense, and I was wondering if I needed to do them anyway.</blockquote>

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