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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 8869656" data-attributes="member: 7006">It seems to me that at the end of the day WotC created a big playground for people to use (OGL) which people have done so for years.&nbsp; But now, they are creating a smaller playground within the bigger one that will include more rules (1.1).&nbsp; People of course are rightly asking why they would want to play in the smaller section WotC has cordoned off, rather than just stay in the big section... and right now there doesn't seem to be an answer yet.But for all we know, we will get a answer in the coming months/years that will indicate exactly why some people may want to move into WotC's smaller playground-- like for instance perhaps being able to have their stuff incorporated into D&amp;D Beyond in a purchasable 3rd Party section.&nbsp; You want to be able to have the stuff you create be able to be programmed into D&amp;D Beyond and you want people able to buy your &quot;books&quot; in it like we all currently do with WotC's books?&nbsp; Then to do so you have to abide by 1.1 and thus give up other rights you otherwise might have had with the original OGL.&nbsp; But if you don't care about selling your products through D&amp;D Beyond... then you can stick with the original OGL.Obviously the D&amp;D Beyond thing is just me spitballing here... but I would have to think that there will be something WotC will talk about in the future that could inspire people to move into their new 1.1 playground.&nbsp; But right now we'll have to just wait and see what that something ends up being-- and whether it has enough value for creators to eventually make the choice to move.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 8869656, member: 7006"] It seems to me that at the end of the day WotC created a big playground for people to use (OGL) which people have done so for years. But now, they are creating a smaller playground within the bigger one that will include more rules (1.1). People of course are rightly asking why they would want to play in the smaller section WotC has cordoned off, rather than just stay in the big section... and right now there doesn't seem to be an answer yet. But for all we know, we will get a answer in the coming months/years that will indicate exactly why some people may [I]want[/I] to move into WotC's smaller playground-- like for instance perhaps being able to have their stuff incorporated into D&D Beyond in a purchasable 3rd Party section. You want to be able to have the stuff you create be able to be programmed into D&D Beyond and you want people able to buy your "books" in it like we all currently do with WotC's books? Then to do so you have to abide by 1.1 and thus give up other rights you otherwise might have had with the original OGL. But if you don't care about selling your products through D&D Beyond... then you can stick with the original OGL. Obviously the D&D Beyond thing is just me spitballing here... but I would have to think that there will be [I]something[/I] WotC will talk about in the future that could inspire people to move into their new 1.1 playground. But right now we'll have to just wait and see what that something ends up being-- and whether it has enough value for creators to eventually make the choice to move. [/QUOTE]

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