Recent content by jerryrice4949

Maybe some details but I doubt we know the whole story and what prompted them to try it. I don’t see Chris Cooks or other senior leaders writing a tell all. Ben Riggs may spin a yarn but doesn’t mean he gets all the inside details.

Maybe a little melodramatic.

We will probably never know the whys. But I think the general outrage probably misses a lot of nuance. I doubt the sole reason was to destroy all OGL products and he probably wrongly through that they were offering a lot of attractive carrots to 3PP. Not sure it even matters anymore.

Over under on 3.5 posts. Darn too late.

Was really hoping the next KP Kickstarter would be Midgard material. Still may back this, I did the other books in the series and I am sure it will be great but it has been a while since there was a new Midgard book.

Agree with most of what you said. As for the OGL your certainty is not proof. Again while I believe the OGL benefited WoTC, there is no way to prove or disprove that. And people on these forums tend to have a bias since they like and rabidly support the OGL so we probably aren’t the best...

Not just TSR but most companies never would have or would do so. As much as everyone likes to say the OGL has been great for WoTC, and I tend to believe that as well, there is no way to prove or disprove that. Most of us are biased in that regard. I can see how many executives think it has...

I am fairly certain your list of ‘requirements’ will never be met in full. I will stick by my statement thanks.

Sure. But it seems clear to me there is nothing that will happen for you to move beyond that. It is in the past. Steps have been taken to rectify it. Does that mean WoTC is benevolent and can be trusted? Of course not. Does that mean WoTC is evil and out to destroy all RPGs? Of course...

I just find this type of logic to be a way to keep the WoTC grievances rolling. This scenario is highly unlikely but of course not impossible. It just feels exhausting to spend all this mental energy focusing on something that theoretically in the distant future could happen but probably won’t.

Well this forum brought out the usual suspects when it comes to WoTC bitterness. I don’t trust any corporations though I certainly can respect some of their employees. While I wasn’t a fan of WoTC trying to back out of the OGL I also understand that even having something like an OGL is rare...

I am right with you. Online is great if you need it but nothing is better than an in person game with friends.

Tell me when you buy a car do you happily pay above MSRP? Would you go to Barnes and Nobles and pay 10-20% more than the price listed on the back? Sure they can charge above MSRP but in any imaginable business that is going to turn off customers. Especially when the product is available...

Understood. And like I mentioned I still shop and buy things at my local FLGS but not as much as I have in the past. But as I mentioned too my FLGS sells over MSRP and the price difference is more than 30% most of the time.

Yes. If and when my local hobby store goes out of business it is my fault. I will keep that in mind. Hyperbole aside I still buy from them. Not as much as I did before though. In your righteousness you may not have noticed that they actually charge above MSRP. Yup $65 for any WoTC book not...