Clark Yes it is a fallacy. But with the new license coming up we see that the nice warm and fuzziness of the D20 community is secondary to profitability. In this case, D20 miniatures manufactured by other companies and publishers that do not require the PHB and DMG take a back seat to the corporate entity.
There is only ONE thing that guides WotC/Hasbro and that is money, period. Everything else is secondary. If it isn't a primary goal then it isn't a fundamental in the way they work or you expect them to work. If WotC appears to not care about product A (which they have shown) then why would things be different in the future. Maybe next time they will make it so publishers cannot make a "Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel" type game. To think otherwise is folly. There is no malice here or in your words "evil" actions. They are predictable and make sense. Richard Stewart Sanguine Productions Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sanguineproductions.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Clark Peterson Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Open Licensing: A Cure for Bad Copyright Law? "No-one believes for a second that WotC are doing this purely for the love of gaming." I never said that. In fact, I dont think they are entirely altruistic. That is moronic. I said dont look at it as a zero sum game. Look at it as win/win. Ryan found a way to both 1. create a great game environment and reward gamers (altrusitic) and 2. help drive sales. I was merely responding to the assertion that once there is a profit motive all other motives are corrupt. That is a fallacy, though a commonly held one. Clark ===== http://www.necromancergames.com "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
