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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wanderer" data-source="post: 723026" data-attributes="member: 9228">Looks like a big step backwards for PCGen to me.First Wizards made PCGen jump programming hurdles to satisfy D20, as well as OGL licensing issues (which made the program less friendly).Then it turns out that they're going to charge for the content anyway. In fact, it looks like the costs may make it better to switch to ETools (which gets it for free!).This is not what PCGen is about. PCGen is (was) about having just enough game mechanics content to use your computer with your books - without having to pay for everything twice.Now, it looks like a step forward, in that at least there is a legal way to get the content into PCGen (given that its always legal to do it for your own personal use anyway).Problem is PCGen will definitely suffer badly, since the key people now have a legal duty to bolster the all-but-dead ETools, and ironically win "marketshare" from PCGen.I don't mean to inflame with the word "sellout", but its unavoidable to notice that the key PCGen people now have a business that will ultimately detract very badly from PCGen.On a personal level to the top PCGen hierarchy, good luck guys! I guess they've worked very hard for such an opportunity. Its a shame to see that such an RPG opportunity couldn't come from an area that wasn't so detrimental to PCGen.To me personally, its a great shame to see the beginning of the end, of what was a wonderful open source community project.</blockquote>

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