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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasamcarl" data-source="post: 419833" data-attributes="member: 1251">The impression i get from deadlands is that it was a pretty poor conversion, misreading what the strengths of d20 were and thus not modifying what needed mods; then the designers turned around and stated that ANY modification would be distasteful to the public.By the way shane, i don't think you truly understand what a 'glut' is. If the average returns on a d20 supplement are no higher than non-d20, that is what is suppossed to happen in an efficient market; individual producers might not see great profit, but the AGGREGATE number of d20 product will still comprise a dominant portion of the rpg market. That is not a glut, and does not speak to the long-term future of d20, just individual producers. A 'glut' would imply that returns have dipped either below the oppurtunity cost of producing a non-d20 supplement. The numbers don't 'speak for themselves', because economic reality is one of relative benefit, not some absolute watermark.In conclusion, perhaps you should stop posing sentiment as economics. Quite frankly, telling me that i should give a damn about the preferences of producers comes off as banal and egotistical. Please don't cover your bias with the facade of reason.</blockquote>