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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 2503947" data-attributes="member: 307">No, I assume companies, in the absence of a 4e OGL, would be capable of emulating companies that successfully founded their business on making D&D related products long before the OGL was even thought of. Given the fact that they would have a very similar OGL to draw upon, they would likely be much more successful than companies like Mayfair were in the 1980s.And yet, according to WotC, their current share of the market is larger than it was when they were competeing against those "nameless d20 companies that were no real competition". The simple fact that you seem to refuse to acknowledge is that WotC is dependent upon the existence of a thriving gaming hobby, and the OGL is a huge part of making sure that exists. Eliminating the OGL will go a long way towards making sure that doesn't continue, and would be terribly detrimental to WotC. As a result, I find it highly unlikely that we will see a OGLess 4e.(As a footnote, well polished d20 companies are a benefit to WotC, since when people buy those products they are happy, and likely to buy more d20 products, and that most likely means they will buy some WotC produced products on the way. When people buy crappy products, they are less likely to buy more d20 stuff of any kind, which means WotC loses sales in the long run.)</blockquote>