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<blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 6525126" data-attributes="member: 221"><p>Um, no. You are just completely and factually wrong. The D20 license and the OGL were quite different things. And the OGL was never revised, and even if it was revised, it wouldn't matter, because the OGL itself lets you choose which version of the OGL (if there was ever a new version, which there has not been) you will use. (cf. OGL section 9)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Heh. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>I know what they said, but that does not mean that the publicly stated reason was necessarily the only reason, or even the main reason. There is a school of thought that says that WotC had the idea that it was core books which were the real money maker and that what was needed to boost sales was the release of a new core book. Doesn't mean that school of thought has to be right, but there is such a thing as "spin" when it comes to PR, and most PR statements should be read with some minor skepticism, imo. Still and all, the core mechanics were sound, and the changes to 3.5 were relatively minor, as demonstrated by the fact that I ran 3.5 material for a good many years using primarily the 3e core rulebooks. The core d20 mechanics are still going strong today in a variety of forms. Anyone who makes the claim that 3rd edition was a mechanical failure is serving pretty thin gruel by my estimates. YMMV.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Ninja'd by Chriton, who said essentially what I was trying to say...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wicht, post: 6525126, member: 221"] Um, no. You are just completely and factually wrong. The D20 license and the OGL were quite different things. And the OGL was never revised, and even if it was revised, it wouldn't matter, because the OGL itself lets you choose which version of the OGL (if there was ever a new version, which there has not been) you will use. (cf. OGL section 9) Heh. :) I know what they said, but that does not mean that the publicly stated reason was necessarily the only reason, or even the main reason. There is a school of thought that says that WotC had the idea that it was core books which were the real money maker and that what was needed to boost sales was the release of a new core book. Doesn't mean that school of thought has to be right, but there is such a thing as "spin" when it comes to PR, and most PR statements should be read with some minor skepticism, imo. Still and all, the core mechanics were sound, and the changes to 3.5 were relatively minor, as demonstrated by the fact that I ran 3.5 material for a good many years using primarily the 3e core rulebooks. The core d20 mechanics are still going strong today in a variety of forms. Anyone who makes the claim that 3rd edition was a mechanical failure is serving pretty thin gruel by my estimates. YMMV. Edit: Ninja'd by Chriton, who said essentially what I was trying to say... [/QUOTE]
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