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<blockquote data-quote="Hand of Evil" data-source="post: 4434853" data-attributes="member: 371">There are people that will ONLY see and use WotC, that market has been very loyal over the years.&nbsp; There are people that mix and match their D&amp;D, they buy a lot of stuff from different sources.&nbsp; Some have made the jump to 4E and will game both systems.&nbsp; This group is the one that the market is trying to get and they will decide who is putting out the better material.&nbsp; Note: looking at the product list for 4E, which just seem to be re-publication for the first year, 3rd parties are going to win this. There are people that want something different, be it super hero, horror, steam punk...this group buys other games.&nbsp; --------------I heard it in the 4E Q&amp;A at GenCon, WotC do not want to see money slip from their fingers.&nbsp; Company line, they saw the OGL taking money from their pockets.&nbsp; Sure it was good for the industry, it built game companies.&nbsp; Now those game companies are established.&nbsp; The OGL is here to stay, at least a few years, and I think it saved WotC and D&amp;D, for looking back at all that has come out, by so many, just don't think WotC could have made it by itself.&nbsp; The OGL made people interested in D&amp;D again and gave us a strong market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hand of Evil, post: 4434853, member: 371"] There are people that will ONLY see and use WotC, that market has been very loyal over the years. There are people that mix and match their D&D, they buy a lot of stuff from different sources. Some have made the jump to 4E and will game both systems. This group is the one that the market is trying to get and they will decide who is putting out the better material. Note: looking at the product list for 4E, which just seem to be re-publication for the first year, 3rd parties are going to win this. There are people that want something different, be it super hero, horror, steam punk...this group buys other games. -------------- I heard it in the 4E Q&A at GenCon, WotC do not want to see money slip from their fingers. Company line, they saw the OGL taking money from their pockets. Sure it was good for the industry, it built game companies. Now those game companies are established. The OGL is here to stay, at least a few years, and I think it saved WotC and D&D, for looking back at all that has come out, by so many, just don't think WotC could have made it by itself. The OGL made people interested in D&D again and gave us a strong market. [/QUOTE]

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