Of course, now I recognize that the RPG industry is bigger than just D&D and Pathfinder, and that the OGL is an incredible resource for third party publishers that the whole industry benefits from, perhaps D&D most of all. It only hurt 4e because 4e didn’t use it. The GSL was actually the thing hurting 4e. But now, I fear all the folks who started playing with 5e may end up thinking the way I used to about the OGL. It may look to them like it did to me, this weird relic of the past with a loophole that enables competition from bitter old players who can’t get with the times, and that they might celebrate the idea of it being revoked.
That's an interesting and welcome perspective, thank you. Sometimes, it is hard to remember that other people don't think the same way we do.
I am constantly reminded of this because (for example) I am someone who greatly values my on-line privacy, and remember the long-ago fights such as the clipper chip all the way to today. And yet, when I talk to some people of a different generation (not all, but some in particular that I think about) they ... don't ... care ... at all. It's hard to tell whether it's fatalism (everything is already being tracked) or just rational self-interest ("free" is good), but it's not a major concern for them, or at least not the same level as it is for me.
I wonder if this is might be similar- after all, this community has a longer memory and divergent interests. For the average 12-24 yr. old D&D player, will they care? Or will they (like you, previously) just think this is a bunch of old timers screaming at clouds?
Dunno. Maybe someone can tell us if it's trending on TikTok?
