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<blockquote data-quote="Alnag" data-source="post: 3469245" data-attributes="member: 10087">Yes! It was hell successful. Look around... see all that published material. That is the success. The OGL was also very cheap method of testing new mechanics outside the house. The market will tell which is good and which is bad. You can see it right now, when they take parts of UA, True20 and buch of others tested mechanics and make the Star Wars Saga Editon. That is the practical d20 system evolution via OGL. That is the expected success.It depends on how smart the management is. They can continue to the possible 5e through the pretty same model of opened continual playtesting. Or they can close the game. In short term (10 years) it will work both. In long-term the later will hurt the game. But who today cares about 2020?They might be greedy and hope for more money now and close the game. The will probably get more money that way in short perspective. Than it will be matter of design quality. They can also create a schism by this way.I can tell for myself, I will stay with d20 system. If the 4e will be compatible and nicely done I will buy it for any bloody money the will want me to pay. If it will be too much far from what I am accustomed to, closed and without a vision, I can pretty much stay with current game. The available material is much more than I can consume in my whole life time.So was the OGL successful? As a tool for D&amp;D survival yes. D&amp;D is still with us. Will it work in this function in future? Only future can tell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alnag, post: 3469245, member: 10087"] Yes! It was hell successful. Look around... see all that published material. That is the success. The OGL was also very cheap method of testing new mechanics outside the house. The market will tell which is good and which is bad. You can see it right now, when they take parts of UA, True20 and buch of others tested mechanics and make the Star Wars Saga Editon. That is the practical d20 system evolution via OGL. That is the expected success. It depends on how smart the management is. They can continue to the possible 5e through the pretty same model of opened continual playtesting. Or they can close the game. In short term (10 years) it will work both. In long-term the later will hurt the game. But who today cares about 2020? They might be greedy and hope for more money now and close the game. The will probably get more money that way in short perspective. Than it will be matter of design quality. They can also create a schism by this way. I can tell for myself, I will stay with d20 system. If the 4e will be compatible and nicely done I will buy it for any bloody money the will want me to pay. If it will be too much far from what I am accustomed to, closed and without a vision, I can pretty much stay with current game. The available material is much more than I can consume in my whole life time. So was the OGL successful? As a tool for D&D survival yes. D&D is still with us. Will it work in this function in future? Only future can tell. [/QUOTE]

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