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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8916726" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>Well, there are valid reasons to believe that WotC will not back down from "deauthorizing" the 1.0 OGL.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>^This^</p><p></p><p>Wotc is what poker players call <em>Pot-Invested</em> on this. They have sunk so much money on the OneVTT initiative that they have to se it through in order to get a return on their investment.</p><p></p><p>D&D makes about 150 million a year. Which is incredible. But that is gross income, not net...</p><p></p><p>WotC has also just spent about 150 million for D&D beyond. And for the past few years they have sunk tens of millions in development costs for the OneVTT.</p><p></p><p>I don't think that it would be a stretch to say that in the past few years WotC has spent more money in preparation for the One VTT than D&D currently makes in a few years.</p><p></p><p>We are in a situation where WotC has simply spent too much money to ever back down from their plan at this point.</p><p></p><p>All this 1.2 OGL survey stuff is just a form of damage control PR to redirect the conversation about the upcoming "deauthorization" of the 1.0 OGL.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes we do.</p><p></p><p>Because they will have lost fundamental elements of human interaction that enhance the RPG experience that you only get by playing with each other in person.</p><p></p><p>I have done VTT's, I have done in-person; there is a marked difference. Given the option; In-person is always better.</p><p></p><p>They don't have to believe us. That will be their prerogative.</p><p></p><p>But to say that we don't get to voice things that we know to be true? </p><p></p><p>I completely reject that notion.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Literally.</p><p></p><p>The more people that you get in the hobby; the more weirdo's, and mentally ill will attach themselves to the hobby. </p><p></p><p>The sheer numbers of incoming people have made that something to look out for now...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8916726, member: 27996"] Well, there are valid reasons to believe that WotC will not back down from "deauthorizing" the 1.0 OGL. ^This^ Wotc is what poker players call [I]Pot-Invested[/I] on this. They have sunk so much money on the OneVTT initiative that they have to se it through in order to get a return on their investment. D&D makes about 150 million a year. Which is incredible. But that is gross income, not net... WotC has also just spent about 150 million for D&D beyond. And for the past few years they have sunk tens of millions in development costs for the OneVTT. I don't think that it would be a stretch to say that in the past few years WotC has spent more money in preparation for the One VTT than D&D currently makes in a few years. We are in a situation where WotC has simply spent too much money to ever back down from their plan at this point. All this 1.2 OGL survey stuff is just a form of damage control PR to redirect the conversation about the upcoming "deauthorization" of the 1.0 OGL. Yes we do. Because they will have lost fundamental elements of human interaction that enhance the RPG experience that you only get by playing with each other in person. I have done VTT's, I have done in-person; there is a marked difference. Given the option; In-person is always better. They don't have to believe us. That will be their prerogative. But to say that we don't get to voice things that we know to be true? I completely reject that notion. Literally. The more people that you get in the hobby; the more weirdo's, and mentally ill will attach themselves to the hobby. The sheer numbers of incoming people have made that something to look out for now... [/QUOTE]
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