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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 1698109" data-attributes="member: 8461">But that is, by far, the largest factor. It's no coincidence that Wizards saw the success of Ravenloft by White Wolf and changed their own negotiating terms so that any future licensing of old worlds would result in a more lucrative deal for WotC.This has absolutely nothing to do with Wizards of the Coast now saying that they will retain publishing rights to the campaign setting book for any third-party deals on old worlds. If WotC doesn't want a company to publish an old world of theirs due to fears for the integrity of the setting, they can simply refuse to deal with that company. Likewise, they can just as easily demand on a clause that allows them (WotC) to review and approve books that the third-party writes before said books go to publication - this is the working deal with Kingdoms of Kalamar, and that's just because they use the D&amp;D logo there.WotC's standpoint of being the publisher for the campaign setting book of a relaunched old world is not about integrity for the setting; it's about money.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 1698109, member: 8461"] But that is, by far, the largest factor. It's no coincidence that Wizards saw the success of [I]Ravenloft[/I] by White Wolf and changed their own negotiating terms so that any future licensing of old worlds would result in a more lucrative deal for WotC. This has absolutely nothing to do with Wizards of the Coast now saying that they will retain publishing rights to the campaign setting book for any third-party deals on old worlds. If WotC doesn't want a company to publish an old world of theirs due to fears for the integrity of the setting, they can simply refuse to deal with that company. Likewise, they can just as easily demand on a clause that allows them (WotC) to review and approve books that the third-party writes before said books go to publication - this is the working deal with [I]Kingdoms of Kalamar[/I], and that's just because they use the D&D logo there. WotC's standpoint of being the publisher for the campaign setting book of a relaunched old world is not about integrity for the setting; it's about money. [/QUOTE]

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