delericho
Legend
*Ahem*
Sorry, but I couldn't resist it.
No, no. That's fair enough.
Just didn't want to pre-judge the announcement; I've been on the other side of that one.
My concern is that, with 4E being very reliant on the online builder, compendium, etc, groups will find it very difficult - if not impossible - to continue with their 4E campaigns if/when WotC suddenly ceases to support them. Players may no longer have access to the characters, or be able to level them up effectively.
My belief is that WotC will leave the 4e tools up on the website for some time - at the very least until the formal release of 5e (which looks to be 18 months away), and probably for some time afterwards. They'll do this as a gesture towards their 'unity' agenda - they will point to it as "not forcing you to switch".
After some time, probably once they reckon 90% of people have switched, they'll announce that the 4e tools are going away for good. If they're really sincere, they may even do a final downloadable wrapper for the online-only tools, so you can be set forevermore. But, in all honesty, I wouldn't expect that to happen - it's probably a bit too much to wish for.