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<blockquote data-quote="Mirrorrorrim" data-source="post: 9248973" data-attributes="member: 7040132">Wizards got their butts swatted after their OGL shenanigans last year and they know it. Remember that it was not the entire company driving the change, only a small faction of high-ups. The designers and other teams were against it. I think there would be too much internal pushback for the company to try and backpedal on last year's promises.I predict that the new 2024 rules will be released into the Creative Commons around time of the PHB release. The same will happen with each of the other 2 core books when they come out. While some may say that the new SRD should go live early so 3rd party companies can prepare and release compatible products sooner, I don't think that will happen. This isn't a new game, like 3E was back in the day. Existing 5E products will still be compatible.However, as for adding older editions into the Creative Commons, I think that is still up in the air. They are focusing on their tight deadlines for 5E 2024 release, but after that release, the community will really need to push hard if they really want older editions to be added to the Creative Commons. There would need to be demand for them to invest in that effort.I don't think Old School fans really want to make products for actual older editions of D&amp;D. After all, the Old School movement wants to support the old school-style 3rd party games they've already made (which fix the proud nails they don't like from older editions). Of course, I could be wrong. I'm not an Old School fanatic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mirrorrorrim, post: 9248973, member: 7040132"] Wizards got their butts swatted after their OGL shenanigans last year and they know it. Remember that it was not the entire company driving the change, only a small faction of high-ups. The designers and other teams were against it. I think there would be too much internal pushback for the company to try and backpedal on last year's promises. I predict that the new 2024 rules will be released into the Creative Commons around time of the PHB release. The same will happen with each of the other 2 core books when they come out. While some may say that the new SRD should go live early so 3rd party companies can prepare and release compatible products sooner, I don't think that will happen. This isn't a new game, like 3E was back in the day. Existing 5E products will still be compatible. However, as for adding older editions into the Creative Commons, I think that is still up in the air. They are focusing on their tight deadlines for 5E 2024 release, but after that release, the community will really need to push hard if they really want older editions to be added to the Creative Commons. There would need to be demand for them to invest in that effort. I don't think Old School fans [I]really[/I] want to make products for actual older editions of D&D. After all, the Old School movement wants to support the old school-style 3rd party games they've already made (which fix the proud nails they don't like from older editions). Of course, I could be wrong. I'm not an Old School fanatic. [/QUOTE]

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