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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack99" data-source="post: 4705882" data-attributes="member: 53135">It's not about style or preferences. When WotC left 3.5 behind, there was a good deal of players who had no desire to switch. Some were buying Pathfinder AP's, but my guess is that most were not. Now, those left behind by WotC do not have much choice. If they want new (more) material of a certain quality, they more or less only have 1 place to go, and that is Paizo. I am not saying that other 3PP producers aren't good, because obviously, there are other good ones out there, but none of them put out material in a consistent way. Anyway, to sum it up. My theory is that the very smart people over at Paizo figured that it is better to have a much smaller audience and instead get 100% (or at least much much closer to that number) of their gaming dollar, than having a huge audience but only get a very, very small amount of their gaming dollar, if any. Because let's face it, most gamers have a finite amount of money they can/want spend on books per month, and most of them will buy the original brand first. The OGL made possible that Paizo could become the "brand" that all those who play 3.5 will buy from now on. Even with a 4e OGL, it would still be more profitable to stay behind.Or maybe you are right, I am crazy as hell. Anyway, who cares about the what if's and why's. We all have support for our preferred edition. What more can we ask for?Cheers</blockquote>