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<blockquote data-quote="BluSponge" data-source="post: 3476981" data-attributes="member: 916"><p>Oh no, I'm not misreading that at all. WotC could release "4e" as a cell phone game and it would have ZERO impact on the OGL. People can release games based on it from here to eternity.</p><p></p><p>But that's not what I'm saying.</p><p></p><p>If WotC doesn't make 4e OGL-compatible, all third party *d20* publications will dry up inside of a year. Don't kid yourself into thinking that some great horde of DnD players are going to rise up and say, "enough is enough!" It starts that way, but then the WotC marketing department kicks into high gear and starts to divvy out the shiny. After 6-8 months, people will be ready to jump ship, even if its a radical departure. Why? Well because people like shiny things, and it says Dungeons and Dragons on the cover. That's not to disparage anyone's tastes, only stating what is. There will be a significant minority of late adopters, and a small number of hold outs. But eventually, 3/3.5 hangers on will find themselves in the same smoke filled room as the 1st ed grognards hashing it out about the good ole days.</p><p></p><p>Of course, how the market adapts after that depends greatly on just how radical the departure is from the current SRD.</p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BluSponge, post: 3476981, member: 916"] Oh no, I'm not misreading that at all. WotC could release "4e" as a cell phone game and it would have ZERO impact on the OGL. People can release games based on it from here to eternity. But that's not what I'm saying. If WotC doesn't make 4e OGL-compatible, all third party *d20* publications will dry up inside of a year. Don't kid yourself into thinking that some great horde of DnD players are going to rise up and say, "enough is enough!" It starts that way, but then the WotC marketing department kicks into high gear and starts to divvy out the shiny. After 6-8 months, people will be ready to jump ship, even if its a radical departure. Why? Well because people like shiny things, and it says Dungeons and Dragons on the cover. That's not to disparage anyone's tastes, only stating what is. There will be a significant minority of late adopters, and a small number of hold outs. But eventually, 3/3.5 hangers on will find themselves in the same smoke filled room as the 1st ed grognards hashing it out about the good ole days. Of course, how the market adapts after that depends greatly on just how radical the departure is from the current SRD. Tom [/QUOTE]
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