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<blockquote data-quote="VinylTap" data-source="post: 6038510" data-attributes="member: 6697217">I think its good to keep in mind that playing a 'live' system and playing a 'dead' system are quite different experiences. One's not better than the other, but 'live' systems do have a certain energy to them. Dead's a bad word, but I can't think of a better term. Part of the social aspect of the game is outside of the game, in meta-game territory-- and nothing spurs conversation like a new source book. Systems without the support of a company releasing constant material really has to fall back on the strength of the system itself. Without a constant stream of support the game is going to change, but its doesn't mean it isn't just as playable as it is tonight. There's nothing that can stop the eventual end of a product cycle, its just the nature of the industry. &nbsp;Anyway, all I'm saying is that 4th is going to change, but its not going to go away. If the system is as good as its advocates insist, then it has nothing to fear. Now it just has to run on the merits of its community and its system, both which seem to be in good shape.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VinylTap, post: 6038510, member: 6697217"] I think its good to keep in mind that playing a 'live' system and playing a 'dead' system are quite different experiences. One's not better than the other, but 'live' systems do have a certain energy to them. Dead's a bad word, but I can't think of a better term. Part of the social aspect of the game is outside of the game, in meta-game territory-- and nothing spurs conversation like a new source book. Systems without the support of a company releasing constant material really has to fall back on the strength of the system itself. Without a constant stream of support the game is going to change, but its doesn't mean it isn't just as playable as it is tonight. There's nothing that can stop the eventual end of a product cycle, its just the nature of the industry. Anyway, all I'm saying is that 4th is going to change, but its not going to go away. If the system is as good as its advocates insist, then it has nothing to fear. Now it just has to run on the merits of its community and its system, both which seem to be in good shape. [/QUOTE]

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