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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bravesteel25" data-source="post: 8898950" data-attributes="member: 7019473">I do not believe that what Wizards of the Coast is trying to do is right, much less ethical, and I also believe that they have irrevocably (see what I did there) damaged not only 3PPs, but also the goodwill they have built with the Dungeons & Dragons community. I am surprised, I am upset, and I am saddened that WotC decided to take this course of action, if only from a theoretical draft standpoint as they appear to be claiming.I have declared that they have lost my trust. I have declared that they will not see another penny from me while the D&D brand remains under WotC's control.However, I would be lying if I said that was true. The D&D brand means a lot to me, much more than I could express through words alone, and to say that I will be abandoning that brand would be untruthful. So much of my life has been filled with the exploits of the Heroes of the Lance, Drizzt Do'Urden, Elminster of Shadow Dale, and the countless adventures that my friends and I have undertaken for over two decades. There have been times of joy and times of hardship, and through it all there has been Dungeons & Dragons and the community of gamers who collectively get together around the table to roll dice and tell epic stories of heroes and magic. Yes, I play other games like Pathfinder (1E/2E), Traveller, and Call of Cuthulu, but D&D will always be synonymous with fantasy Role Playing Games, and I'm not willing to through a torch onto the bonfire of rage and see the D&D brand go up in smoke. Not yet.WotC can still make this right, if they truly go forward with their OGL promises as they have announced them, but they also need to declare that they will not change terms with only a 30-day notice, and they must find a way to protect what has already been produced. I understand wanting to establish a controlled marketplace under the auspices of D&D Beyond, and I even understand taking a cut of the profits from 3PPs that decide to play in your playground, but there must be a middle way. I'm not sure what that is, I am neither a lawyer nor a publisher, but completely destroying your publishing community does not appear to be the way forward.I am still halting my D&D-related purchases until I see what WotC actually does as actions speak louder than words. I hope, I beg as a longtime D&D fan, that the license presented is fair to the publishers, the community, and to WotC.</blockquote>

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