"It has become clear that it is no longer possible to achieve all goals" - Wizards of the Coast address Dungeons & Dragons OGL 1.1 backlash
A recent leak of Wizards of the Coast’s OGL 1.1 has made Dungeons & Dragons fans and content creators furious. This resulted in an enormous amount of public backlash, and for several days, the company was quiet about the situation.
Following this, on January 13, 2023, Wizards of the Coast made an official statement about the leaked content. There were several portions of the Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License that infuriated and worried fans. It primarily came down to paying royalties to Wizards of the Coast, and the notion that their content could be used by the company without warning, and without compensation.
Wizards of the Coast opened up about the leak and made an official statement, clarifying that their plan was always to get input from the community before releasing anything permanent for Dungeons & Dragons.
According to Wizards of the Coast and the Dungeons & Dragons Beyond staff, they had three goals in mind while developing the next OGL, which have been mentioned below:
From what fans learned about the Open Gaming License, none of these were addressed. In fact, most people feared what was going to happen to Dungeons & Dragons in the future. Wizards of the Coast’s leaked document discussed royalties, the developers being able to utilize fan content without warning, and other worrying details.
It was a rational fear, considering the words that were used in the original leaks from Wizards of the Coast. The notion that Dungeons & Dragons content creators, if they started doing too well, would have to pay royalties to Wizards of the Coast resulted in a great deal of anger from the community. Such a move could have stifled numerous crowdfunded ventures in the future as well.
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