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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8885146" data-attributes="member: 67338"><p>that is the thing... (I think you under sell the chances of it being revocable but even if 5%) remember if Hasbro throws 3 million dollars at the lawsuit, the court put an injunction (I looked it up I am pretty sure that is teh word) on the plentiff to not use the OGL until the suit is over, and it drags out 1 and 1/2 years and that plantiff can't publish for that time, and has to have we say HALF the money Hasbro throws (so 1.5 mil) and they win... that win can feel awful. </p><p>Remember ever OTHER 3pp had to stop for that year and a half too. SO now all the 3rd parties can start up again... how many can keep payroll going and the lights on with a half a mil lawsuit let alone a 1.5 or 2 mil one that lasts 18 months and they can't publish during that time?!?!</p><p></p><p>And remember throwing those 18 months and that mil or so is NOT a guarantee of winning... they may get all the way and lose (you say only 5% chance but we are TTRPGers we know that 1s come up at the worst times)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 8885146, member: 67338"] that is the thing... (I think you under sell the chances of it being revocable but even if 5%) remember if Hasbro throws 3 million dollars at the lawsuit, the court put an injunction (I looked it up I am pretty sure that is teh word) on the plentiff to not use the OGL until the suit is over, and it drags out 1 and 1/2 years and that plantiff can't publish for that time, and has to have we say HALF the money Hasbro throws (so 1.5 mil) and they win... that win can feel awful. Remember ever OTHER 3pp had to stop for that year and a half too. SO now all the 3rd parties can start up again... how many can keep payroll going and the lights on with a half a mil lawsuit let alone a 1.5 or 2 mil one that lasts 18 months and they can't publish during that time?!?! And remember throwing those 18 months and that mil or so is NOT a guarantee of winning... they may get all the way and lose (you say only 5% chance but we are TTRPGers we know that 1s come up at the worst times) [/QUOTE]
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