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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Demmero" data-source="post: 4125137" data-attributes="member: 13641">Here's my take on the scenario you suggest (and I may be wrong as well):If all the current 3.5 producers said No to 4E, 4E would still come.  Wizards would ramp up production of adventures (and/or plug the Dungeon part of its D&D Insider program) to support the game.  Depending upon how nicely the 3.5 producers said No to 4E, Wizards would either pull whatever GSL offer off the table or leave it there (assuming they ever get around to actually completing it, of course).Meanwhile, the 3.5 producers would have to support themselves by creating new material for a system that's already been on the market for 8 years.  IMO, there's not a whole lot of essential material left to be printed.  Adventures are always handy, and maybe some world sourcebooks would still sell.  But there's already a certain degree of rules bloat with the system; I'm not sure how much more can be added.On top of that, Paizo's not strictly sticking with 3.5--they're working on a Pathfinder/3.75 version of the rules.  Will all of the other 3.5 producers follow suit?  Or will they choose to stick to the 3.5 RAW, further dividing the 3.5 market?Lastly, Paizo hasn't said No to 4E, they've simply said Yes to Pathfinder for their current business model.  They've left the door open to producing 4E material...once they've got a look at the GSL.</blockquote>