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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 3857963" data-attributes="member: 18549"><p>This makes no sense.  Why not do that now?  You released a 3rd edition OGL, converted 90% of the audience, and now, boom.  If you release a 4th edition OGL, convert the audience, and then try to drop the bomb, you'll have to do it in 5th edition.  But 5th edition has to be significantly different from 4th edition.  At least as different as 4th edition is from 3rd.  If not, someone can just convert the old OGC with some string and duct tape.  But if it's that different, how did converting them to 4e benefit you?  Now you have to convert them to 5e, which is the tricky bit, especially if there's any extra resistance to the change due to the lack of an OGL, since those same third-party companies that helped make 4e what it was are going to be forced to stick with 4e, and will take their loyalists with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>