Hello Folks,
Thulsa, as so far as to whether the OGL license can be yanked, altered, folded, spindled, or mutilated or whether Mongoose can continue to print OGL if WOC did end it is beyond me. Didn't care as so far as the info I was putting forward; it was a rumor after all all. I was not proposing an arguement, but just putting forward a theory, nothing more. You seem to know more than I at this point so no arguement is needed as I do not even begin to claim to understand commercial licensing law. To be fair, most don't know the difference between OGL and D20 lisences and so I must reevaluate the rumor based on your comment.
Jadrax has a valid point (and one we ALL follow anyway), and I don't argue with it as so far as it goes (buy what you don't like, not on my salary!). However my point was different not made clear so Jadrax, your misunderstanding is my fault (I scratched my head myself a few days later). Here is my arguement in a more deatailed fashion.
The majority of the better and more creative companies out there are smaller companies like Mongoose, and this is a shallow market these days. So, until we know for sure WHY Mongoose MAY change it's system we should withhold judgement, and until then buy what we can and support one of the better companies out there.
This for several reasons. If Mongoose IS acting as a bunch of materialistic weasels (if so they are idiots) then we have what we need to keep playing the version we prefer. However If Mongoose is stapped for cash due to lisencing fees, yanking of the license, market forces or whatever (I've no idea but economics are a cold @#$^&) then we whine and moan as the spoiled fanboys we are and gird our loins and move on. Maybe (gasp!) Mongoose thinks this will be a better system or is making it the house system so as to be independent to any potential legal shenanigans from WOC. Either way it IS their right and maybe they're on to something, thy've been batting a pretty good average so far.
So what do we do? Dump Mongoose if need be or suck it up and buy the new game (if such happens at all) to see how it is, and then dump 'em. Me, I buy the knew game. I may not like the system or maybe I do, but I routinely use or throw out systems, or parts of them, anyway. So? No big deal to me.
At this point I argue this: Sit on the fence, see what happens, put out feelers to se what news there is, and take action when it's warrented. But above all remember this: Mongoose is NOT WOC and does care about us if for no other reason than a small RPG company needs to keep it's fanboys (and girls) happy. They must do good product and any change that may upset us is thus never made likey. So lets see if this rumor pans out and why if it does.[/quote]
