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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 4006030" data-attributes="member: 13107"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>A few questions ... I'm trying to figure out what we currently have with 3E that we would not have if 3E were done under the new licenses of 4E. For example, I am thinking that a site like d20srd.org would no longer be possible.</p><p></p><p>What else would be different?</p><p></p><p>I see big changes because of the DDI, and the incentives and restrictions that are made to get more people to subscribe.</p><p></p><p>Here are a few items that <em>might</em> be affected. (What am I missing?)</p><p></p><p>Preview content (preview chapters, artwork, and other tidbits) will be in the subscriber section of the the DDI.</p><p></p><p>Character creation tools that embed substantial portions of the rule set will not be allowed.</p><p></p><p>Homebrew scenarios will only be allowed to be posted in the subscriber section of the DDI.</p><p></p><p>Master lists of races, classes, spells, and feats, such as on Crystal Keep, would no longer possible.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure that d20srd.org is not possible. (What would still be possible is an index of the rules.) The others I have no real idea (but I am cautiously pessimistic.)</p><p></p><p>I am pessimistic because I believe that the legal environment will be set to force the use of the DDI. I imagine a policy which maintains nearly all rights, with allowances for additional use only through the DDI.</p><p></p><p>While I am unhappy about this (as I envision it), I'm not convinced that forcing folks to pay for access is necessarily <em>bad</em>. More paid subscribers could allow WoTC/Hasbro to invest a lot more in the game. With more subscribers, efficiency is improved, and more money <em>may possibly</em> be spent making the site better, and generally creating new content. (On the other hand, the DDI may never get fully off the ground, and fail, or WoTC/Hashbro might pocket all of the profits, or the content might just be bad.)</p><p></p><p>I am thinking unhappy because I've grown to enjoy the open environment that D20 3E engenders, and am used to seeing bonus materials online for free, and seeing the preview artwork, and the many tools that have been created. (And, I have purchased a lot from WotC/Hasbro, so I consider myself a fair customer.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 4006030, member: 13107"] Hi, A few questions ... I'm trying to figure out what we currently have with 3E that we would not have if 3E were done under the new licenses of 4E. For example, I am thinking that a site like d20srd.org would no longer be possible. What else would be different? I see big changes because of the DDI, and the incentives and restrictions that are made to get more people to subscribe. Here are a few items that [I]might[/i] be affected. (What am I missing?) Preview content (preview chapters, artwork, and other tidbits) will be in the subscriber section of the the DDI. Character creation tools that embed substantial portions of the rule set will not be allowed. Homebrew scenarios will only be allowed to be posted in the subscriber section of the DDI. Master lists of races, classes, spells, and feats, such as on Crystal Keep, would no longer possible. I'm pretty sure that d20srd.org is not possible. (What would still be possible is an index of the rules.) The others I have no real idea (but I am cautiously pessimistic.) I am pessimistic because I believe that the legal environment will be set to force the use of the DDI. I imagine a policy which maintains nearly all rights, with allowances for additional use only through the DDI. While I am unhappy about this (as I envision it), I'm not convinced that forcing folks to pay for access is necessarily [i]bad[/i]. More paid subscribers could allow WoTC/Hasbro to invest a lot more in the game. With more subscribers, efficiency is improved, and more money [i]may possibly[/i] be spent making the site better, and generally creating new content. (On the other hand, the DDI may never get fully off the ground, and fail, or WoTC/Hashbro might pocket all of the profits, or the content might just be bad.) I am thinking unhappy because I've grown to enjoy the open environment that D20 3E engenders, and am used to seeing bonus materials online for free, and seeing the preview artwork, and the many tools that have been created. (And, I have purchased a lot from WotC/Hasbro, so I consider myself a fair customer.) [/QUOTE]
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