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<blockquote data-quote="HeinorNY" data-source="post: 4135568" data-attributes="member: 16178">Yes! But does it have really anything to do with open gaming?What's &quot;open&quot; if one company controls the license? If the OG movement is at check because of one company's decision, if one company controls and gives itself the rights to change it, is OGL really &quot;open&quot; gaming? If only one company dictates if the OGL is a GO or not, wouldn't it be more of a Free Gaming License? D20 system belongs to WOTC. OGL is just a FGL.A true Open Gaming can only exists when the rules system it is based upon belongs to everyone and to no one. When there is no momma duck watching everyone. When all part contribute to it mutually, instead of individual parts basking in one's work.But you are right, it is in WOTC's best of the best intersts to maintain a strong 3rd party support base but, as we are going to see in the next months, there is no need of &quot;open gaming&quot; in order to achieve that.And just to be clear, I not against open gaming. I'd love it. It would be great for the RPG market, and I hope I see it one day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HeinorNY, post: 4135568, member: 16178"] Yes! But does it have really anything to do with open gaming? What's "open" if one company controls the license? If the OG movement is at check because of one company's decision, if one company controls and gives itself the rights to change it, is OGL really "open" gaming? If only one company dictates if the OGL is a GO or not, wouldn't it be more of a Free Gaming License? D20 system belongs to WOTC. OGL is just a FGL. A true Open Gaming can only exists when the rules system it is based upon belongs to everyone and to no one. When there is no momma duck watching everyone. When all part contribute to it mutually, instead of individual parts basking in one's work. But you are right, it is in WOTC's best of the best intersts to maintain a strong 3rd party support base but, as we are going to see in the next months, there is no need of "open gaming" in order to achieve that. And just to be clear, I not against open gaming. I'd love it. It would be great for the RPG market, and I hope I see it one day. [/QUOTE]

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