I couldn't agree more. Let's hope that Rob will too.
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Keep the Content Market Alive!
- Thread starter ruhar
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I couldn't agree more. Let's hope that Rob will too.
Mystic Lemur
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I just bought the Rise of the Runelords package. It's not all how I would have entered it, but it saved me so much time it's worth it.
I'm still hoping they resume development, and I'm voting with my $$$ to say so.
I'm still hoping they resume development, and I'm voting with my $$$ to say so.
Since they've publicly stated that should they go out of business on some horrible future date, that the servers would be unlocked so we could use existing realms and create new ones...
With that, I'm confident in purchasing anything from the Content Market that I'd actually use.
My largest hesitation is Bestiary sources, which were my primary interest a while back. That is because my Realm Works cannot integrate an existing (stored in RW) portfolio into either the 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Hero Lab (classic), as of 8.9x versions of Hero Lab.
Realm Works is still an amazing tool, at what it does. I bought it, post kickstarter, based on what it could do as demonstrated by Joshua Plunkett's assorted videos on YouTube.
With that, I'm confident in purchasing anything from the Content Market that I'd actually use.
My largest hesitation is Bestiary sources, which were my primary interest a while back. That is because my Realm Works cannot integrate an existing (stored in RW) portfolio into either the 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Hero Lab (classic), as of 8.9x versions of Hero Lab.
Realm Works is still an amazing tool, at what it does. I bought it, post kickstarter, based on what it could do as demonstrated by Joshua Plunkett's assorted videos on YouTube.
I love BJ, but unfortunately, she's not the one who can make that decision, Rob is. And I don't think DriveThru can sell or give away realms that are from Paizo or other companies copyright materials, which was my argument of why the Content Market should be kept alive.
(Emphasis added.)
The Content Market is designed to ensure the copyright PDF is purchased BEFORE the realm is purchased. I'm not sure DriveThru is.
Reading the whole thread or at least the beginning does help in understanding the argument before contributing $.02 to it.
I love BJ, but unfortunately, she's not the one who can make that decision, Rob is. And I don't think DriveThru can sell or give away realms that are from Paizo or other companies copyright materials, which was my argument of why the Content Market should be kept alive.
(Emphasis added.)
The Content Market is designed to ensure the copyright PDF is purchased BEFORE the realm is purchased. I'm not sure DriveThru is.
Reading the whole thread or at least the beginning does help in understanding the argument before contributing $.02 to it.
The downloads from DriveThru also won't be locked to a particular person's Realm Works account - thus, in theory, they could be shared without purchase.
Damn! I didn't even think about that. I doubt DriveThru would accept any realm from copyright materials. That means only homebrew materials would be available.
Rob, you need to seriously consider the suggestion! At the very least, it would bring in revenue. Give it a try; those of us who supported this project deserve at least that much.
Trying to sell a realm based on copyright material should be considered to be equivalent to someone trying to sell a PDF that contains a scanned copy of a regular book.
Unfortunately, even if Rob approved doing this and had time to set it up and we had the resources to review all the material and make sure it wasn't infringing on copyright material, it still wouldn't allow you to share intellectual property. Just like on DTRPG, only the companies, like AAW, who own the content could upload copyrighted material. Sorry, folks. 
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Unfortunately, even if Rob approved doing this and had time to set it up adn we had the resources to review all the material and make sure it wasn't infringing on copyright material, it still wouldn't allow you to share intellectual property. Just like on DTRPG, only the companies, like AAW, who own the content could upload copyrighted material. Sorry, folks.
Damn! With no ability to get more content and Rob no longer supporting RW it's going to die a lingering death. As much as I have supported and cheered this on this is a huge disappointment and it really pisses me off. I'll still use it because it's a great tool, but I don't see other companies creating materials for it.
Thanks for the heads up, BJ.
Maidhc O Casain
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I'll still use it "as is," of course! What there is of it is still a great tool. I am, like pretty much everyone, very disappointed that RW will never live up to it's potential.
Why not open the CM to user submissions?
The original plan was to have a group of users verify the quality and lack of infringement of the items and then put them on the CM. So go to that model. Charge a nominal amount, $2?, and split the income with the author.
That gets everyone on LWD's payroll out of the pipeline, except maybe for the upload, but gives you at the least some good PR and maybe some income.
Just to be clear LWD badly needs good PR and I can't see how some income isn't a good thing.
The original plan was to have a group of users verify the quality and lack of infringement of the items and then put them on the CM. So go to that model. Charge a nominal amount, $2?, and split the income with the author.
That gets everyone on LWD's payroll out of the pipeline, except maybe for the upload, but gives you at the least some good PR and maybe some income.
Just to be clear LWD badly needs good PR and I can't see how some income isn't a good thing.
That's what's so great about the DCMA. Every web host site/service is immunized against legal action as long as the promptly respond to take down notices. So even if the volunteers were terribad and let copyrighted/trademarked material on the store they would face no jeopardy as long as they investigated and took down infringing content when notified.
But come on really, they could easily find 2 or 3 volunteers who are passionate about RW and would be willing to spend the few hours a week/month to examine and approve/disapprove submitted realms who wouldn't let infringing material go up.