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Message: <blockquote data-quote="helium3" data-source="post: 4116664" data-attributes="member: 31301">No, it doesn't. I think their decision makes total business sense considering the lack of a finished GSL at this stage in the game. And if they really do believe that continued support of a 3.5 based game system beyond the point where they could switch to 4E makes sense, I support that decision too. It's their business. They're free to make whatever choices they want.Right. So we're interpreting the paragraph in the same way.Fair enough. The use of the word "sucks" is not warranted. But, saying it "doesn't work for us" is still a criticism of 4E no matter how gently you couch the terms. Particularly in light of the history that these two companies have.Here's a non-RPG example. Let's imagine that Microsoft is about halfway through the period of time between announcing and rolling out their new post-Vista OS. For whatever reason, Microsoft has been unable to provide Dell Computers with the license that Dell will need to sign to install this new OS on their computers when it's released. Because of supply chain issues, Dell has reached a point where they need to announce that Dell Computers with the new OS will not be available for purchase when the new OS itself is released. Dell Computers, instead of saying the above, issues a press release stating that they will stick with the old OS even after they could switch to the new one. Why? Because the old OS is better aligned with the kind of product that they want to sell. They then point out that Alienware, a recently acquired subsidiary that produces custome computers for high end clients will be selling computers with the new OS at the official Go Live date for the new OS.Yeah. Maybe conciliatory isn't the best word to use. The tone I'm trying to convey is more like, "Hey. WotC hasn't provided us with the GSL yet, and that's unfortunate because we need to announce our new product. It'll have to 3.5 as a result. But that's okay. We'll switch to 4E as soon as we can, without converting any Adventure Paths half-way through.For what she's saying, she said it about as kindly as she could. I'm just pointing out what she's saying.</blockquote>

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