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WotC Walks Back Some OGL Changes, But Not All
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<blockquote data-quote="glass" data-source="post: 8897299" data-attributes="member: 12251"><p>It is alike, in that hey broke a particularly important promise in a particularly horrible way, and as a result have shattered trust. OTOH, it is unalike due to the sheer scale.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Whataboutism rarely does.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If it still has the Darth Vader clause, then it literally doesn't matter how reasonable or otherwise the other clauses seem.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The conversation was <em>about</em> executives, senior ones at that. Even if they get fired, they'll be fine. Certainly they will be better off than the 3PP's whose businesses they tried to destroy (and in some cases may well have succeeded).</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Bolding</strong> mine. Why are you blaming the British for this? We did not do anything!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Can we phrase it as "still intending/trying/pretending to deauthorise OGL 1", please? Otherwise we are buying into their propaganda.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your tone and general positioning suggest that this supposed to be ridiculously OTT. But when compared with their actual actions, it is somewhere between <em>very-slightly</em> hyperbolic and entirely accurate.</p><p></p><p></p><p>They've had their issues, but WotC has certainly done an excellent job of making them look better by comparison!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Violation of that in whose opinion? Because if it is WotC's it literally doesn't change anything.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If the world is burning, it is only because WotC set it on fire. It is on them to do what they can to put it out.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That would be a stronger argument if the movie were not already made. Clearly the OGL did not prevent fundraising for it!</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Settle for"? No, but its a start.</p><p></p><p>Walking this all the way back to where we were a month or two ago is necessary, but not sufficient. To rebuild trust and regain the customers that they have lost (well, this one anyway) they will have to go a lot further than that.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Indeed. In the immortal words of Maya Angelou, "When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glass, post: 8897299, member: 12251"] It is alike, in that hey broke a particularly important promise in a particularly horrible way, and as a result have shattered trust. OTOH, it is unalike due to the sheer scale. Whataboutism rarely does. If it still has the Darth Vader clause, then it literally doesn't matter how reasonable or otherwise the other clauses seem. The conversation was [I]about[/I] executives, senior ones at that. Even if they get fired, they'll be fine. Certainly they will be better off than the 3PP's whose businesses they tried to destroy (and in some cases may well have succeeded). [B]Bolding[/B] mine. Why are you blaming the British for this? We did not do anything! Can we phrase it as "still intending/trying/pretending to deauthorise OGL 1", please? Otherwise we are buying into their propaganda. Your tone and general positioning suggest that this supposed to be ridiculously OTT. But when compared with their actual actions, it is somewhere between [I]very-slightly[/I] hyperbolic and entirely accurate. They've had their issues, but WotC has certainly done an excellent job of making them look better by comparison! Violation of that in whose opinion? Because if it is WotC's it literally doesn't change anything. If the world is burning, it is only because WotC set it on fire. It is on them to do what they can to put it out. That would be a stronger argument if the movie were not already made. Clearly the OGL did not prevent fundraising for it! "Settle for"? No, but its a start. Walking this all the way back to where we were a month or two ago is necessary, but not sufficient. To rebuild trust and regain the customers that they have lost (well, this one anyway) they will have to go a lot further than that. [SIZE=4]Indeed. In the immortal words of Maya Angelou, "When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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