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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3473595" data-attributes="member: 22779">Imagine they did that for a minute.&nbsp; Imagine the furor that would cause if WOTC brought out something in direct competition with its own licensee and drilled them into the ground.&nbsp; I'm not saying that its a foregone conclusion, but, let's just picture that scenario for a moment.1.&nbsp; WOTC loses money because Paizo can't pay the licensing fees.2.&nbsp; WOTC looks like a complete bastard because the big guy beat up the little guy.Where is the win situation for WOTC in that scenario?&nbsp; If Paizo continues and continues to do well, then it competes with WOTC using WOTC's own material.&nbsp; Remember, Paizo doesn't have to spend a dime to come up with any of the books that it uses as a basis for articles in the magazine.&nbsp; Those eight pages a month of class acts are drawn competely from WOTC PI.&nbsp; A good quarter of all the monsters appearing in Dungeon adventures are drawn from WOTC PI.&nbsp; All the &quot;campaign classics&quot; articles, Forgotten Realms, Volo's Guides, Eberon articles, etc.&nbsp; all drawn from WOTC PI.&nbsp; True, paid for by the license.&nbsp; But, how would WOTC benefit from allowing that to continue if they are going to do it themselves, regardless of format?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3473595, member: 22779"] Imagine they did that for a minute. Imagine the furor that would cause if WOTC brought out something in direct competition with its own licensee and drilled them into the ground. I'm not saying that its a foregone conclusion, but, let's just picture that scenario for a moment. 1. WOTC loses money because Paizo can't pay the licensing fees. 2. WOTC looks like a complete bastard because the big guy beat up the little guy. Where is the win situation for WOTC in that scenario? If Paizo continues and continues to do well, then it competes with WOTC using WOTC's own material. Remember, Paizo doesn't have to spend a dime to come up with any of the books that it uses as a basis for articles in the magazine. Those eight pages a month of class acts are drawn competely from WOTC PI. A good quarter of all the monsters appearing in Dungeon adventures are drawn from WOTC PI. All the "campaign classics" articles, Forgotten Realms, Volo's Guides, Eberon articles, etc. all drawn from WOTC PI. True, paid for by the license. But, how would WOTC benefit from allowing that to continue if they are going to do it themselves, regardless of format? [/QUOTE]

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