LogFAQs > #971150615

I feel like this is one of the most brazen attempts by a corporation to tank their own IP. I don't think they realized who they were dealing with--D&D players read every single detail of every rulebook that has ever been printed. They were always going to read between the lines and find the true intent behind the 'updated' agreement.

It was an attempt to control and monetize every piece of content ever released with even a tangential relationship to D&D. They tried to claim some bullshit about it being "a way to ensure inclusivity" or whatever the fuck that means, but everyone knew they were just making a power grab.

Little did they realize, the power is out of their control now. The third-party content creators they were trying to screw over have proven already that they're more than capable of creating excellent campaigns, supplementary materials, new rules, new classes, etc. on their own.

So why on earth did Hasbro and WotC think they could try to monopolize all of those creators' originality? Didn't one person in that cold, sterile board room think for one second that...if the user agreement became controlling and oppressive, all of those people who provide free promotion and supplementary material for the company IP would just...move on and make their own IP?

Come on, dude. It was always a stupid move.

So far, this response seems to FINALLY be the correct one, but it took too long to get there. My DM is pretty steadfast about finding another system to use once this current D&D campaign is over (we have a couple of months worth of sessions left now) and I can't blame her. It's a 'too little, too late' situation now.

They tanked so much goodwill and trust in such a short period of time that it's going to be very, very hard for them to win it back. They've taken a fall on the same level as what happened to Blizzard when those lawsuits started popping up. Different circumstances, different causes, same level of broken faith and trust.