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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadzar" data-source="post: 5438468" data-attributes="member: 6667746">I don't think so. I think the OGL pretty much screwed WotC, otherwise 4th wouldn't have been needed to move away form that system to set D&D apart from every other game that used and continues to use it.WotC stepped up to the RPG table with a respectable bank and sat down with the OGL and went all-in with the first hand and caught a few people and put them out of the game, but opened a few seats for some new players. As time went on WotC played the hands and started to break even then got HASBRO to back them so they could try some more betting tactics. All the while new players kept coming to the table and whittling away at WotC's chips with each new hand played. Paizo kept watching WotC tells and knew just how to push them into making bad bets. WotC started having to fold on 4th street and it has gotten down to Paizo and WotC, a few more respectable players that aren't really chips leaders, and the consumer that has the largest bank of all. Now WotC is looking at their hand on the river, and noticing they are up it without a paddle, as Paizo has about an even amount of chips. HASBRO is getting tired of standing and watching to see when they will get the money back and telling WotC it is time to start going all-in every hand and either hurry up and win it, or get out of the game so HASBRO can sit down.This is where we are now. WotC is about to have to go all-in every hand or slowly continue to lose their chips to Paizo, and not win many hands from the consumer either. They may have started as a chips leader, but are now finding they wish they could just kiss their sister and go back to breaking even. Each new attempt to go all-in will likely result in WotC only taking the blinds, as Paizo plays out the full hands and taking more an more chips from everyone else, until WotC is left with just enough to pay back HASBRO, then HASBRO walks away leaving WotC with no more chips to bet, and out of the game.</blockquote>

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