"WOTC backed off on the OGL nonsense with 5e but we need to stay vigilant so they don't try this with 6e--"
nah. nope. i mean, if you want to put your energy towards that, fine. but tbh, if WOTC wants to create a walled garden for their new game, that's their prerogative. if 6e and its eventual VTT are good enough to warrant the exclusivity, the micro transactions, the price of entry to the garden, then cool. people will play. and if not, other systems including 5e will remain open and accessible. i believe they're shooting themselves in the foot if they make 6e less open and accessible, but! they can technically do that and it's fine.
the issue was never "WOTC shouldn't be allowed to put restrictions on their game/IP." the issue was that WOTC was trying to delegitimize a 20-year-old agreement with the ttrpg community and retroactively lay claim to shit they had no right to claim.
if they create a new version of the OGL for 6e, fine. the consumers will decide if it's worth it and thus will decide 6e's fate. the point is that now nothing will stop you from continuing to play 5e (or any other system!).
