My concern is that incidents like that lead to a overly reactionary attitude towards content. And since they have so very much influence, that attitude can spill over into the larger industry, leading to potentially widespread self-censorship.
Quality isn't the issue here. What topics can be explored and how is.
You literally have no idea what WotC will choose..... And yes, quality is an issue if they open it up to anyone, as some here are suggesting.
What I see though is people complaining that 3pp companies who refuse to work directly with WotC after the OGL debacle are getting less preferential treatment than those who are still willing to make a deal with WotC. Which does feel a bit like sour grapes, regardless of how predatory D&D Beyond's content system is.
I am curious where you saw that, I did not notice the OGL entering this at all.
It's correlation, not causation. I'm sure prior to the OGL thing, people would have been more willing to see working with WotC as a good thing, but the well is poisoned enough that companies who would have considered it now won't.
What on earth are you talking about? Please name one 3PP who has been invited to DDB and refused. Just one.
Of course I don't know. Doesn't mean ot isn't a legitimate concern. What here isn't speculation?
Isn't it three publishers now? Critical Role, Ghostfire, and Dungeon Dudes?
Critical Role isn’t a 3PP. WotC is the publisher of the Wildemount book.
