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<blockquote data-quote="Aristotle" data-source="post: 3849293" data-attributes="member: 5885">I think assuming that a game that runs any system other than the currently supported WotC system is doomed to die is a little unfounded. Lots of non-d20 games exist now, and are profitable. I don't see why games that remain 3.5 compliant wouldn't be able to do the same in theory. They have the benefit of using a proven rule system that a lot of people in the hobby already have exposure to, and the potential support of other game companies who also choose to remain 3.5 compliant.I plan to move to 4E as quickly as humanly possible but, unlike edition changes in the past or for other games, I don't plan to retire my entire 3.5 bookshelf. My core books, and my short list of &quot;best of the best products&quot; will stay on the shelf for now... if a company wants to market 3.5 material to me that I actually want to buy and add to that shelf, I'll remain open to it for a while to come.Green Ronin isn't announcing plans to release new editions of it's (heavily modified) 3.5 based d20 brands. I'd guess others, like Crafty Games' Spycraft, will similarly hold to their latest respective editions as well.The open gaming license ensures that this edition change doesn't have to be as definitive as those of the past. Just how profitable will it be to go either way? I'm sure all of the companies with strong, ongoing, product lines are doing the research on that as we speak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aristotle, post: 3849293, member: 5885"] I think assuming that a game that runs any system other than the currently supported WotC system is doomed to die is a little unfounded. Lots of non-d20 games exist now, and are profitable. I don't see why games that remain 3.5 compliant wouldn't be able to do the same in theory. They have the benefit of using a proven rule system that a lot of people in the hobby already have exposure to, and the potential support of other game companies who also choose to remain 3.5 compliant. I plan to move to 4E as quickly as humanly possible but, unlike edition changes in the past or for other games, I don't plan to retire my entire 3.5 bookshelf. My core books, and my short list of "best of the best products" will stay on the shelf for now... if a company wants to market 3.5 material to me that I actually want to buy and add to that shelf, I'll remain open to it for a while to come. Green Ronin isn't announcing plans to release new editions of it's (heavily modified) 3.5 based d20 brands. I'd guess others, like Crafty Games' Spycraft, will similarly hold to their latest respective editions as well. The open gaming license ensures that this edition change doesn't have to be as definitive as those of the past. Just how profitable will it be to go either way? I'm sure all of the companies with strong, ongoing, product lines are doing the research on that as we speak. [/QUOTE]

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