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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doc Eldritch" data-source="post: 4319419" data-attributes="member: 68817">That is entirely possible, and sadly, would not surprise me coming from Hasbro.  The GSL affects me, because I could count on 3PP to put out fun, well written stuff for DnD, unlike WotC.  90% of the 3.X stuff I own is 3PP, NOT WotC.  It was simply better written, when you went with the Necromancer/Paizo/Green Ronin/Goodman type folks.  That looks to be not available with 4e.  WotC will be releasing (on their own slow schedule), but a lot of things I would like, I don't expect to see decent examples of from WotC.  Things like Paizo style Adventure Paths.  WotC is not known for putting out good adventures.  Or many at all.  New Class books are always possible, and that was one thing I was looking forward to from 3PP, rather than waiting on the glacial progress of WotC to release info on the "classic" classes that many of my players would like to see (Druid, Bard, Barbarian, Monk, etc).I don't think the GSL will "kill" 4e, but it is a disappointment to me as a consumer.  And I do think it will server to further fragment the community, in terms of what edition gamers primarily play.  The huge sales figures WotC claims right now, may well not stand up to the test of time.  People are buying it now, because it is new.  Whether it is played and supported as well as 3.X, only time will tell.  The same applies to Pathfinder and other 3.X derivatives.  While I am likely to buy them, and some (like M&M) I still play quite often, only time will tell how well they perform.</blockquote>

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