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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8909963" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Sorry, but they have to sell to me. The only thing I have to negotiate it whether I find their product worth giving my money to.I'm not howling for WotC to go up in flames. Heck, even if they just tried to revoke the OGL and tried to take back all of their IP, I might still buy WotC content. But what more do we need to give WotC in return?&nbsp; They became the brand they are under the OGL. That it became the default system for third-party publishers to create TTRPG content for and for streamers to play BENEFITED WotC/Hasbro. They are doing very well. Ultimately, I'm rather selfish about this and expressing my selfishness in the recent survey on the OGL 1.2, I believe, it more effective than crying out about the unjustness to third-party publishers. If: <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the new OGL and its associated SRD is far more restrictive than the OGL 1.0a</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the &quot;no hateful content and conduct&quot; has a chilling effect on creative content that pushes boundries or explores areas that might invite controversy</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">features of my VTT can no longer be used for D&amp;D games</li>
</ul>...AND if the above leads to fewer third-party publishers making content for D&amp;D, third-party settings I like no longer being supported, and my VTT experience with D&amp;D being far worse than with other systems......THEN D&amp;D becomes less fun and provides less of a value to me and I will increasingly look to other systems for my gaming needs. That may mean going to another system under a true open license with a richer amount of content covered by it. It may mean going with one or more closed systems by other publishers. Probably a mix of both. I may not stop playing D&amp;D entirely because of this, but I can certainly see myself playing LESS D&amp;D and increasingly playing other systems. By trying to revoke the OGL 1a, they are simply creating an opening for other competition.&nbsp; I don't need to give WotC anything else, they need to stop trying to take things away from me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8909963, member: 6796661"] Sorry, but they have to sell to me. The only thing I have to negotiate it whether I find their product worth giving my money to. I'm not howling for WotC to go up in flames. Heck, even if they just tried to revoke the OGL and tried to take back all of their IP, I might still buy WotC content. But what more do we need to give WotC in return? They became the brand they are under the OGL. That it became the default system for third-party publishers to create TTRPG content for and for streamers to play BENEFITED WotC/Hasbro. They are doing very well. Ultimately, I'm rather selfish about this and expressing my selfishness in the recent survey on the OGL 1.2, I believe, it more effective than crying out about the unjustness to third-party publishers. If: [LIST] [*]the new OGL and its associated SRD is far more restrictive than the OGL 1.0a [*]the "no hateful content and conduct" has a chilling effect on creative content that pushes boundries or explores areas that might invite controversy [*]features of my VTT can no longer be used for D&D games [/LIST] ...AND if the above leads to fewer third-party publishers making content for D&D, third-party settings I like no longer being supported, and my VTT experience with D&D being far worse than with other systems... ...THEN D&D becomes less fun and provides less of a value to me and I will increasingly look to other systems for my gaming needs. That may mean going to another system under a true open license with a richer amount of content covered by it. It may mean going with one or more closed systems by other publishers. Probably a mix of both. I may not stop playing D&D entirely because of this, but I can certainly see myself playing LESS D&D and increasingly playing other systems. By trying to revoke the OGL 1a, they are simply creating an opening for other competition. I don't need to give WotC anything else, they need to stop trying to take things away from me. [/QUOTE]

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