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<blockquote data-quote="BluSponge" data-source="post: 3476311" data-attributes="member: 916">And again, I stress, this is what people said about 2nd edition when WotC came a-callin'.This is true.&nbsp; Its also possible that you could cobble together a reasonable facsimile of 4th edition with the OGL, kinda like the OSRIC (sp?) did with 1st edition.&nbsp; Which is why I suspect there will be some big changes in key areas to differentiate the two editions.&nbsp; Probably not as big as between 2nd and 3rd, but certainly bigger than between 3 and 3.5.Well I don't have any sagely knowledge of what is cooking.&nbsp; Its remotely possible there will never be a 4th edition.&nbsp; That the RPG could be shelved in favor of MMO/CRPG/minis games.&nbsp; All I'm saying is I don't buy the whole &quot;3.5 FOREVER!&quot; line.&nbsp; Gamers will follow the line for new stuff, regardless of how many centuries worth of unused adventure opportunites they have boxed away in the attic.&nbsp; I've no doubt one or two companies left out of the WotC 4e license will try to keep the fires burning, but that initiative will last no longer than a year before it peters out.&nbsp; And NONE of this prognosticating applies to OGL product like Conan, C&amp;C, True20, M&amp;M, et al.&nbsp; Though I suspect the closer they hew to the SRD, the more they are likely to suffer from a non-OGL 4e release.Tom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BluSponge, post: 3476311, member: 916"] And again, I stress, this is what people said about 2nd edition when WotC came a-callin'. This is true. Its also possible that you could cobble together a reasonable facsimile of 4th edition with the OGL, kinda like the OSRIC (sp?) did with 1st edition. Which is why I suspect there will be some big changes in key areas to differentiate the two editions. Probably not as big as between 2nd and 3rd, but certainly bigger than between 3 and 3.5. Well I don't have any sagely knowledge of what is cooking. Its remotely possible there will never be a 4th edition. That the RPG could be shelved in favor of MMO/CRPG/minis games. All I'm saying is I don't buy the whole "3.5 FOREVER!" line. Gamers will follow the line for new stuff, regardless of how many centuries worth of unused adventure opportunites they have boxed away in the attic. I've no doubt one or two companies left out of the WotC 4e license will try to keep the fires burning, but that initiative will last no longer than a year before it peters out. And NONE of this prognosticating applies to OGL product like Conan, C&C, True20, M&M, et al. Though I suspect the closer they hew to the SRD, the more they are likely to suffer from a non-OGL 4e release. Tom [/QUOTE]

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