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<blockquote data-quote="Pinotage" data-source="post: 4115832" data-attributes="member: 15194">I think it's more a case of proportion of sales between choices. What I mean by this, is this:1) Paizo decides to stick with 4e. The GSL is late, so they get products out late. 4e releases, and Paizo gets a small section of the 4e pie. They've killed their 3.5e pie, shot it and buried it in concrete, so no sales there.2) Paizo goes with 3.5e. I think in the short term they have a bigger chance of getting in more revenue by doing just this. Instead of opting for a small piece of the WotC pie, they're taking all the 3.5e leftovers. I think that percentage is going to be far higher than what they would've gained through the initial 4e releases.For me, it makes sense for them to stick with 3.5e FOR NOW. They make more profit that way. Most polls around here have given a 25%/75% split between 3.5e and 4e. Instead to taking 10% of that 75%, they're opting for the whole 25%. Who wouldn't?As clever as they are, I suspect they realise this, and they also realise that making this move doesn't stop them from supporting 4e. It gets them a little bit of the 4e pie (with Necromancer) and a taste test of it, and they keep the entire 3.5e leftovers. Great move, business-wise, as far as I'm concerned.Pinotage</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pinotage, post: 4115832, member: 15194"] I think it's more a case of proportion of sales between choices. What I mean by this, is this: 1) Paizo decides to stick with 4e. The GSL is late, so they get products out late. 4e releases, and Paizo gets a small section of the 4e pie. They've killed their 3.5e pie, shot it and buried it in concrete, so no sales there. 2) Paizo goes with 3.5e. I think in the short term they have a bigger chance of getting in more revenue by doing just this. Instead of opting for a small piece of the WotC pie, they're taking all the 3.5e leftovers. I think that percentage is going to be far higher than what they would've gained through the initial 4e releases. For me, it makes sense for them to stick with 3.5e FOR NOW. They make more profit that way. Most polls around here have given a 25%/75% split between 3.5e and 4e. Instead to taking 10% of that 75%, they're opting for the whole 25%. Who wouldn't? As clever as they are, I suspect they realise this, and they also realise that making this move doesn't stop them from supporting 4e. It gets them a little bit of the 4e pie (with Necromancer) and a taste test of it, and they keep the entire 3.5e leftovers. Great move, business-wise, as far as I'm concerned. Pinotage [/QUOTE]

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