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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 4958435" data-attributes="member: 5">That's the bottom line in this discussion and the reason why most people won't buy 3PP adventures.&nbsp; WotC's isolationist stance, restrictive GSL and policy of driving everything toward their DDI has created a near-impossible task for a 3PP that wants to be tied to D&amp;D.&nbsp; (Oddly, that policy might also be why non-core WotC books seem to be having trouble selling.)To the OP, have you seen anything in this thread yet that gives hope to 3PP's sales?&nbsp; I've yet to read something new or potentially effective.&nbsp; A site like EN World has a huge amount of 4E support and barely 150 people (out of a needed 1000) have signed up to spend a measly $3/month (and there's no real telling if that's all 4E resource users).&nbsp; Honestly, I think the whole 3PP community has to reinvent itself completely separate from 4E if it wants to flourish (not just even survive, which is in question).&nbsp; As to EN World, it would appear that it will either close its doors at the end of the year or need to move away from depending on (reporting on? supporting at all?) 4E, as well, and find a way to garner support from a segment of the community that is willing to step up and pay for the resource of having her around.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark, post: 4958435, member: 5"] That's the bottom line in this discussion and the reason why most people won't buy 3PP adventures. WotC's isolationist stance, restrictive GSL and policy of driving everything toward their DDI has created a near-impossible task for a 3PP that wants to be tied to D&D. (Oddly, that policy might also be why non-core WotC books seem to be having trouble selling.) To the OP, have you seen anything in this thread yet that gives hope to 3PP's sales? I've yet to read something new or potentially effective. A site like EN World has a huge amount of 4E support and barely 150 people (out of a needed 1000) have signed up to spend a measly $3/month (and there's no real telling if that's all 4E resource users). Honestly, I think the whole 3PP community has to reinvent itself completely separate from 4E if it wants to flourish (not just even survive, which is in question). As to EN World, it would appear that it will either close its doors at the end of the year or need to move away from depending on (reporting on? supporting at all?) 4E, as well, and find a way to garner support from a segment of the community that is willing to step up and pay for the resource of having her around. [/QUOTE]

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