I was thinking that's kind of funny that they make the content, get all pissed when we distribute it, go become an FA at TSR, and STILL don't get to keep their own creations.
Yep. I think it's part of that whole short-sighted mindset. They see themselves getting paid for their work and that's the validation they've been wanting all along- "My work is so good, people will pay to get it."
They've blinded themselves to how this is so much
worse for their "rights" than before. No matter how much they're ripped off, they know that TSR
paid them to hop over, and they'll always have a captive fanbase.
It's sad.
I mean it would have just been better to stay free and let any body recolor your work (with credit) and get it out to the whole community.
That was never their goal. They're dramaqueens- they wanted the adoration, not the respect.
Funny thing is, as FAs they
can't prevent people from recoloring their objects. So they lose all around.
Now only a few can have it and it stays in their circle. Nobody else really sees it because they can't be *ssed to go look on a website that has goodies that they can't have.
The creators who are selling out don't realize how much TSR is hurting. PMBD isn't to blame for starting it, either- the overwhelming amount of crap on the site drove subscriptions down in the first place. That's
why they decided to become a paysite, to force people to subscribe if they wanted the good stuff.
In summary, greed makes people do stupid, stupid things.
I wondered if you could refuse to become a Featured Artist at TSR.
You can- Seomi refused because she didn't update often enough.
But there's the possibility that they'll list you as "retired", and RAs are paid content too.
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