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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6305458" data-attributes="member: 2525">For a lot of people, it's not.  They have ongoing games they simply do not want to change to adapt to a new system.  As long as their current system is well supported, they will continue with that system.There are no easy transitions anymore with the OGL.3.5e support ended.  Many people were not naturally going to shift to Pathfinder on their own simply because it offered slight improvements to the rules.  It was the cessation of support for 3.5, combined with increased support for Pathfnder, that did it.  Paizo is the first to admit they created the game BECAUSE 3.5 was ending and they saw the opening in the marketplace.  And now Paizo is stuck with Pathfinder - they can never leave it really, because if they ever do someone will simply fill that gap and support Pathfinder.The OGL makes it harder to shift to ANY new edition, regardless of content, because ongoing support for a prior edition is a disincentive to even care what the new edition is about. People want to play a supported system - and the OGL means whatever existing system they are playing, is supported.  Many will always naturally want to continue with whatever system their currently playing, if it is supported.</blockquote>