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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8919835" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>Let's keep in mind that Friday's announcement was clearly an emergency fix. They stopped the survey early, and they didn't just <em>say</em> "We are going to put the 5E SRD under Creative Commons" -- they actually went ahead and did it right then and there. Clearly, the goal was to stop the bleeding before even one more day's worth of damage was done. (And I suspect the pro-OGL faction within Wizards was seizing the chance to lock in their victory.)</p><p></p><p>Big corporations do <em>not</em> like moving this fast. They had to get the 5E SRD out there, because otherwise the firestorm would have continued. But they felt they could take their time and think about the other SRDs, so they're doing that.</p><p></p><p>I don't think we need to look for any "angle" beyond that... although if you must have one, it does occur to me that they could maximize the PR benefit from their gesture by waiting a week or two, or even a couple months, before putting out the 3E and Modern SRDs. Spread out the positive announcements so they drive multiple news cycles*.</p><p></p><p>Will they in fact put out the old edition SRDs under Creative Commons? I'd guess the answer is yes -- with 5E already out there, it seems like there is minimal downside and substantial goodwill to be earned -- but you never know. They could change their minds again.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">*Well, tabletop-gaming-news cycles, at least. The mainstream media will no doubt move on after covering Friday's announcement. Nobody outside the hobby is going to care about the old edition SRDs.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>That would be awesome. It would also be quite a bit of work, though. Someone would have to go through the 4E rulebooks and decide what was in and what was out. Then someone with a law degree and an expensive hourly rate would have to review and sign off on it.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't rule out the possibility, but it certainly won't happen in the immediate future. (I also would not bet on the Swordmage being included, since that was from a supplement. If there is a 4E SRD, it is unlikely to contain anything that wasn't in the original PHB, MM, or DMG, or <em>maaaaaaaybe</em> Essentials.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 8919835, member: 58197"] Let's keep in mind that Friday's announcement was clearly an emergency fix. They stopped the survey early, and they didn't just [I]say[/I] "We are going to put the 5E SRD under Creative Commons" -- they actually went ahead and did it right then and there. Clearly, the goal was to stop the bleeding before even one more day's worth of damage was done. (And I suspect the pro-OGL faction within Wizards was seizing the chance to lock in their victory.) Big corporations do [I]not[/I] like moving this fast. They had to get the 5E SRD out there, because otherwise the firestorm would have continued. But they felt they could take their time and think about the other SRDs, so they're doing that. I don't think we need to look for any "angle" beyond that... although if you must have one, it does occur to me that they could maximize the PR benefit from their gesture by waiting a week or two, or even a couple months, before putting out the 3E and Modern SRDs. Spread out the positive announcements so they drive multiple news cycles*. Will they in fact put out the old edition SRDs under Creative Commons? I'd guess the answer is yes -- with 5E already out there, it seems like there is minimal downside and substantial goodwill to be earned -- but you never know. They could change their minds again. [SIZE=3]*Well, tabletop-gaming-news cycles, at least. The mainstream media will no doubt move on after covering Friday's announcement. Nobody outside the hobby is going to care about the old edition SRDs.[/SIZE] That would be awesome. It would also be quite a bit of work, though. Someone would have to go through the 4E rulebooks and decide what was in and what was out. Then someone with a law degree and an expensive hourly rate would have to review and sign off on it. I wouldn't rule out the possibility, but it certainly won't happen in the immediate future. (I also would not bet on the Swordmage being included, since that was from a supplement. If there is a 4E SRD, it is unlikely to contain anything that wasn't in the original PHB, MM, or DMG, or [I]maaaaaaaybe[/I] Essentials.) [/QUOTE]
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