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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voss" data-source="post: 4005418" data-attributes="member: 57593">Blood War, Tanari and Baatzu would be easier to control as IPs than something as nebulous as god vs primordial conflict.  On the other hand, a lot of the monsters in the MM are getting the compound names (Blackwoods Dryad, and other adjectivenoun monsters) specifically for more IP control.  They can't claim rights to dryads as a whole, but they can make claims to blackwoods dryads, and related concepts.  Which is why the Feywild is not Faerie and the Shadowfell isn't just Shadow or Shade.  So I do think the IP issues are real, but I suspect they don't dwell on them for reasons other than dishonesty.  Short version: its dull.  It doesn't sell the preview books or 4e itself.  Is it important?  Sure.  Legal claims are part and parcel of the modern world.As far as DDI goes, I think its irrelevant.  There isn't much of a functional way to require it.  Even if they hide half-orcs and bards in it, I honestly don't care.  If it isn't actually in the books, I'm under no compulsion to pay extra money to use the material.  And at the table, I really don't think any of the DDI features are actually useful.And ultimately, I don't think its a project they can maintain.  They're failing to manage the content-light preview version, and I don't think its going to get any better. They also don't have any reasonable means of protecting the material either.  If one person in a group of 5 pays for a month of service every 6 to 12 months,  downloads everything the group wants, and then cancels their subscription, there isn't much WotC can do about it.</blockquote>

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