PCGen to Charge for Data Files

ChrisDolan writes "The folks who benevolently dictate the creation of PCGen, a D20 character generator tool (e.g. for D&D), are going to start charging for downloads of data files. This comes after a long series of talks with Wizards of the Coast. The PCGen code will continue to be LGPL, but some of the data files (a separate download) will be more encumbered than just OGL (Open Gaming License). The specific data files that will cost are ones that were never released under OGL and have WotC IP in them. Details on the Code Monkeys site." PCGen is a nifty app, but all this stuff annoys me. I bought all the 3rd ed books already after all... it seems stingy to charge users twice.

Comments

Re:Why, back in my day...

[Anonymous Coward]

That's why you had no girlfriend and no one liked you except the other freaks.

Re:Charge users twice? heh heh

[Alien54]

What do mean, you are going to use an obsolete gaming system?

heathen

I recall a couple of games where we did the whole thing diceless. you had an equipment list, etc, but the ref described to effect (you are feeling rather tired, dizzy, or whatever) instead of saying "that's 5 points of damage"

reguires the game master to be impeccably fair, and good at describing the intermediate stages

No it is called planed obsolecence

[aepervius]

This has nothing to do with economic. Or better this has everything to do with all-out capitalism where people insert "clock" in items which there isn't normally a quick obsolescence and only to enhance artificially their sale by making the item WORST. The problem with such a system is that sooner or later you poison your own market where people starts to search for durable alternative or simply drop out if the items is not life necessary. In this case, my best guest is that for many 3.5e will not be a must have.