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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 2801708" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>Unfortunately, I think I'm understanding perfectly. </p><p></p><p>First, the idea of an OGC clearinghouse, in itself, not itself an abhorrent idea, would indeed serve to seriously alter the way that many current 3rd-party publishers do their business. WotC, who wants to see OGC content fly to drive sales of their non-OGC product, wouldn't mind it either. </p><p></p><p>Another thought, PDF's harm the OGC movement. HOWEVER, many OGC companies sell PDF's; it's how they get their product available in some markets where distribution is lackluster. So far, both suggestions would benefit WotC far more than the RPG market as a whole, coincidentally or not.</p><p></p><p>However, at worst, all the PDF publishing will do is make the best surviving publishers stronger as competition falls out. There will ALWAYS be a presence of "knock-off products" in any venue, be it electronics, games, appliances, what have you. When the PDF venue matures, (certainly a ways off), the strongest will flourish, and there will always be a revolving blizzard of stand-ins who hope to cash in on the fringe of the market. One day it's "Red Tojanida Games" selling 10 dwarven sub-races; six months from now, it's "Screeching Harpy Games" selling their own magic system variant, and then they'll die out, too. But neither one will touch the sales of the stronger survivors, be they Green Ronin, Blue Devil, or Mongoose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 2801708, member: 158"] Unfortunately, I think I'm understanding perfectly. First, the idea of an OGC clearinghouse, in itself, not itself an abhorrent idea, would indeed serve to seriously alter the way that many current 3rd-party publishers do their business. WotC, who wants to see OGC content fly to drive sales of their non-OGC product, wouldn't mind it either. Another thought, PDF's harm the OGC movement. HOWEVER, many OGC companies sell PDF's; it's how they get their product available in some markets where distribution is lackluster. So far, both suggestions would benefit WotC far more than the RPG market as a whole, coincidentally or not. However, at worst, all the PDF publishing will do is make the best surviving publishers stronger as competition falls out. There will ALWAYS be a presence of "knock-off products" in any venue, be it electronics, games, appliances, what have you. When the PDF venue matures, (certainly a ways off), the strongest will flourish, and there will always be a revolving blizzard of stand-ins who hope to cash in on the fringe of the market. One day it's "Red Tojanida Games" selling 10 dwarven sub-races; six months from now, it's "Screeching Harpy Games" selling their own magic system variant, and then they'll die out, too. But neither one will touch the sales of the stronger survivors, be they Green Ronin, Blue Devil, or Mongoose. [/QUOTE]
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