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<blockquote data-quote="Roudi" data-source="post: 3388248" data-attributes="member: 12423">Take a look at <a href="http://true20.com/licensing" target="_blank">Licensing True20</a>.&nbsp; As a publisher, paying $100 annually for a maximum of 6 products within that year means that those (up to) 6 products better make a return on investment.&nbsp; Ask any of the current publishers using the single-class release format - the only way that format makes any money is by sheer number of products.&nbsp; TheLe and LPjr make way more than 6 class products per annum, and they have to in order to profit from that model.&nbsp; I think.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure.Technically, True20 is OGL, and that means publishers can release OGL products that are True20-compatible.&nbsp; They cannot, however, explicitly state they are compatible with True20.&nbsp; And think about it... how difficult is it to say a product is True20 compatible without using the word &quot;True20&quot;?&nbsp; It's not easy, and odds are the majority of your target market will overlook such a product in favour of something sporting the actual True20 logo.So, yeah, there are ways around the licensing.&nbsp; They are only technically successful, and I doubt &quot;getting around&quot; the True20 license will lead a 3rd party publisher to profit.Just my +1 wealth check, anyhow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roudi, post: 3388248, member: 12423"] Take a look at [url=http://true20.com/licensing]Licensing True20[/url]. As a publisher, paying $100 annually for a maximum of 6 products within that year means that those (up to) 6 products better make a return on investment. Ask any of the current publishers using the single-class release format - the only way that format makes any money is by sheer number of products. TheLe and LPjr make way more than 6 class products per annum, and they have to in order to profit from that model. I think. I'm pretty sure. Technically, True20 is OGL, and that means publishers can release OGL products that are True20-compatible. They cannot, however, explicitly state they are compatible with True20. And think about it... how difficult is it to say a product is True20 compatible without using the word "True20"? It's not easy, and odds are the majority of your target market will overlook such a product in favour of something sporting the actual True20 logo. So, yeah, there are ways around the licensing. They are only technically successful, and I doubt "getting around" the True20 license will lead a 3rd party publisher to profit. Just my +1 wealth check, anyhow. [/QUOTE]

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