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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 8912177" data-attributes="member: 20741">Well, I'm not certain how all of this will turn out in the end. It is entirely possible WotC escapes from this and goes on to make WoW money with 6e.It is also entirely possible that 6e and the OGL 1.1/1.2 become the short hand for 4th ed, the GSL and a failed edition of the game.Time will tell.However, I am certain about this: if this thread and the past two weeks tells us anything, it should tell us that the next &quot;Edition War&quot; is going to make past such wars look minor and gentlemanly in comparison.People are genuinely pissed off; not just here, but all over the internet. Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Message boards hither and yon. It's bitter and acrimonious and the comments are MEAN and ugly AF. And for a significant number of them? That's not going to go away. This is Dungeons &amp; Drama now. This time, social media and streamers both who depend upon leveraging anger and emotion for clicks and traffic are not going to miss out on the opportunity to fan those flames. When a wound heals and begins to scab over? A lot of somebodies will go picking at it at the slightest opportunity. Companies will release forked 5th editions -- and more than just one. (Yes, I am aware EN Publishing has already done so with A5E/Level Up).While some will doubtless move on, if you think this is all just going to go away? You are dreaming in technicolor. This one will be nasty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 8912177, member: 20741"] Well, I'm not certain how all of this will turn out in the end. It is entirely possible WotC escapes from this and goes on to make WoW money with 6e. It is also entirely possible that 6e and the OGL 1.1/1.2 become the short hand for 4th ed, the GSL and a failed edition of the game. Time will tell. However, I am certain about this: if this thread and the past two weeks tells us anything, it should tell us that the next "Edition War" is going to make past such wars look [B][I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]minor and gentlemanly [/COLOR][/I][/B] in comparison. People are genuinely pissed off; not just here, but all over the internet. Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Message boards hither and yon. It's bitter and acrimonious and the comments are MEAN and ugly AF. And for a significant number of them? That's not going to go away. This is [I]Dungeons & Drama[/I] now. This time, social media and streamers both who depend upon leveraging anger and emotion for clicks and traffic are not going to miss out on the opportunity to fan those flames. When a wound heals and begins to scab over? A lot of somebodies will go picking at it at the slightest opportunity. Companies will release forked 5th editions -- and more than just one. (Yes, I am aware EN Publishing has already done so with A5E/Level Up). While some will doubtless move on, if you think this is all [I]just going to go away[/I]? You are dreaming in technicolor. This one will be [I]nasty[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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