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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3812898" data-attributes="member: 4937">In a much older thread I made a comment (which was panned at the time) about how WotC's 3rd edition OGL made an implicit pledge that future editions of the game would be 'backwards compatible', and if they violated that pledge they would do so to thier harm.This is exactly what I meant at the time.&nbsp; The srd helped revive D&amp;D and made D20 the biggest thing in gaming since D&amp;D itself.&nbsp; But it is also a constraint on mucking around too much with D&amp;D, because if they muck around too much the SRD and the OGL essentially become WotC's own competition. The OGL is the 2nd amendment of the gaming world.&nbsp; You govern by consent of the fans.&nbsp; If you go against the wishes of the fans and split the community, not only can they go in revolt but they are inherently empowered and armed when they do so.&nbsp; Players are no longer tied to the edition WotC chooses to publish if they want support.&nbsp; The game can get up and leave, and has the capacity to defend itself when it does.&nbsp; This break in continuity is an enherently risky proposition for WotC, and like I said at the time, there is a good chance that they will find a portion of thier market just will not dance to thier tune.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3812898, member: 4937"] In a much older thread I made a comment (which was panned at the time) about how WotC's 3rd edition OGL made an implicit pledge that future editions of the game would be 'backwards compatible', and if they violated that pledge they would do so to thier harm. This is exactly what I meant at the time. The srd helped revive D&D and made D20 the biggest thing in gaming since D&D itself. But it is also a constraint on mucking around too much with D&D, because if they muck around too much the SRD and the OGL essentially become WotC's own competition. The OGL is the 2nd amendment of the gaming world. You govern by consent of the fans. If you go against the wishes of the fans and split the community, not only can they go in revolt but they are inherently empowered and armed when they do so. Players are no longer tied to the edition WotC chooses to publish if they want support. The game can get up and leave, and has the capacity to defend itself when it does. This break in continuity is an enherently risky proposition for WotC, and like I said at the time, there is a good chance that they will find a portion of thier market just will not dance to thier tune. [/QUOTE]

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