The TTRPG community won
Ultimately the main reason that D&D retreated is because of the fans. The constant pressure and the swift action against DDBeyond made it so that Wizards of the Coast couldn’t ignore this or assume it would blow over. The shift to both preserve the OGL 1.0a and put a significant portion of its IP into the Creative Commons is not something that can be easily dismissed—by fans, lawyers, or WOTC. It might not be enough to completely bring people back to the game, but it might help ease some people’s concerns, at least until we break down the next door.
io9 will continue to cover the battle and the full campaign, and will update this story when there are new developments.
Update, January 27, 5:30pm ET: This post has been updated with information about the January 27 OGL statement from Wizards of the Coast.
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