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<blockquote data-quote="broghammerj" data-source="post: 3475372" data-attributes="member: 1869">Unfortunately whatever those reasons may be, they are beginning to erode consumer confidence.&nbsp; Consumer perception is a very important thing.&nbsp; Being from Detroit it vaguely reminds me of the American car companies.&nbsp; They put out some poorly made cars back in the 80s and began losing the race with Japan.&nbsp; Now they make great quality cars but everyone's perception is that they still aren't good enough, despite massive strides in quality.&nbsp; They're not even really making a comeback.Now there is no real competitor for WOTC especially since they are snapping up all of their licenses.&nbsp; But what will happen to consumer perception.&nbsp; A couple of things come to mind:1. Maybe 4e isn't so far off.&nbsp; I guess I should stop buying books for now because apparently it will be a sudden announcement with no foreshadowing.&nbsp; We won't get any warning like 3E.2. What if I prepay for my digital initiative subscription and WOTC suddenly decides it's not profitable or wants to change the format?&nbsp; This apparently could happen at anytimeAll these actions make me clutch my 3.5 books a little tighter.&nbsp; As others have concluded WOTC can't go back on the current version of OGL.&nbsp; That should keep 3rd party companies going for a while.&nbsp; I can always play the version I have in my hand.&nbsp; Look at Diaglo he still plays DND the &quot;antique&quot; edition (only kidding)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="broghammerj, post: 3475372, member: 1869"] Unfortunately whatever those reasons may be, they are beginning to erode consumer confidence. Consumer perception is a very important thing. Being from Detroit it vaguely reminds me of the American car companies. They put out some poorly made cars back in the 80s and began losing the race with Japan. Now they make great quality cars but everyone's perception is that they still aren't good enough, despite massive strides in quality. They're not even really making a comeback. Now there is no real competitor for WOTC especially since they are snapping up all of their licenses. But what will happen to consumer perception. A couple of things come to mind: 1. Maybe 4e isn't so far off. I guess I should stop buying books for now because apparently it will be a sudden announcement with no foreshadowing. We won't get any warning like 3E. 2. What if I prepay for my digital initiative subscription and WOTC suddenly decides it's not profitable or wants to change the format? This apparently could happen at anytime All these actions make me clutch my 3.5 books a little tighter. As others have concluded WOTC can't go back on the current version of OGL. That should keep 3rd party companies going for a while. I can always play the version I have in my hand. Look at Diaglo he still plays DND the "antique" edition (only kidding) [/QUOTE]

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