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Originally Posted by thecasualoblivion  The fact that most of the non-D&D RPG community was focused on the OGL doesn't help matters for non-d20 gaming, and it again will take time to recover from that. |
I wonder if some of that follows along the same lines as the housing bubble. In other words, "sticking with something that in the past has had such success, so why would you buck the trend?", kind of thing. Which can be a good thing in the short term, but has looming consequences if true.
In addition, as has been said before,
WotC leaves behind a huge wake of customer base that still plays and pays, so the market is there for the taking. Its reasonable to expect those companies to try to jump in and grab a share.
I see
4E as more of a gateway to transition to the next type of RPG player. If you can successfully bridge the computer and table top crowds at some point, the market for your products opens up exponentially.
I don't see that as a "good" thing from an old guy standpoint and a love for the interaction that occurs across the table top. But its like any force of nature that changes what was, to what is, and what will be.
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