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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3510115" data-attributes="member: 16285">While, for now this appears to be the &quot;solution&quot; to those who feel the same way (I myself am willing to wait and see before forming a set opinion, although I do have preconceived opinions of what I think will happen), the real issue is what will happen in the future.I say this because something has been missing from the information given so far (which has been real limited from the WotC side - for legal reasons as far as I can tell, but regardless of the &quot;reason&quot; it is still a fact that there has not been a lot of information provided yet) - what of 4th ed?I know that strikes up all kinds of feelings in people and I am not saying &quot;the sky is falling&quot;.It is a fact there will be a 4th ed - when that will occur is unkown.Will it be OGC like 3.x? Again that is unknown.A lot of options for gamers depends on the answer to that question.If it is not OGC then things get real tight and this will, IMO, cause a huge fan base recoil.If it is OGC - but in a more limited fashion than the SRD - that will also have huge effects on the 3rd party products available but less recoil.I'm sorry but I can't help but see a connection here what with the &quot;reabsorption&quot; of many D&amp;D product lines by WotC.Something that might be a part of this, based on marketing, is that it is time for WotC to make a drastic change in the D&amp;D product line to support continual growth. This is something that Monte's past articles (and others with past and present expereince with D&amp;D and similar products) have shown.So instead of simply publishing &quot;retreads&quot; or a major 4th ed total change the time before 4th ed will happen can be extended by introducing the DI. This will cause a sudden flurry in activity (changes like this always do) and may or may not be able to be sustainable until the actual 4th ed happens.These are mere observations but they are questions that must be answered eventually by WotC. I would extrapolate that this will occur within the 1st 3 months of the DI as part of the DI itself. Normally there is a &quot;what will happen&quot; intro article at the beginning of products like this when there is a drastic change being made.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 3510115, member: 16285"] While, for now this appears to be the "solution" to those who feel the same way (I myself am willing to wait and see before forming a set opinion, although I do have preconceived opinions of what I think will happen), the real issue is what will happen in the future. I say this because something has been missing from the information given so far (which has been real limited from the WotC side - for legal reasons as far as I can tell, but regardless of the "reason" it is still a fact that there has not been a lot of information provided yet) - what of 4th ed? I know that strikes up all kinds of feelings in people and I am not saying "the sky is falling". It is a fact there will be a 4th ed - when that will occur is unkown. Will it be OGC like 3.x? Again that is unknown. A lot of options for gamers depends on the answer to that question. If it is not OGC then things get real tight and this will, IMO, cause a huge fan base recoil. If it is OGC - but in a more limited fashion than the SRD - that will also have huge effects on the 3rd party products available but less recoil. I'm sorry but I can't help but see a connection here what with the "reabsorption" of many D&D product lines by WotC. Something that might be a part of this, based on marketing, is that it is time for WotC to make a drastic change in the D&D product line to support continual growth. This is something that Monte's past articles (and others with past and present expereince with D&D and similar products) have shown. So instead of simply publishing "retreads" or a major 4th ed total change the time before 4th ed will happen can be extended by introducing the DI. This will cause a sudden flurry in activity (changes like this always do) and may or may not be able to be sustainable until the actual 4th ed happens. These are mere observations but they are questions that must be answered eventually by WotC. I would extrapolate that this will occur within the 1st 3 months of the DI as part of the DI itself. Normally there is a "what will happen" intro article at the beginning of products like this when there is a drastic change being made. [/QUOTE]

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