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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mxyzplk" data-source="post: 4599456" data-attributes="member: 16450">Just a point of order, I didn't say anything about anyone other than Paizo going Pathfinder.  My point is that the major 3pps that *were* supporting d20 previously have gone their own (various) ways - Paizo to Pathfinder, Green Ronin to True20, Mongoose to a couple systems, etc.  And though certainly some of that was inevitable - GR already had True20, Paizo may have done Pathfinder anyway - I think it's clear that all the screwing around with the GSL is more than a little responsible for all the major 3pps completely focusing on these instead of 4e.Now, if the GSL was made more open - like no more OGL poison pill clause - then these companies might support them (GR can't print a 4e Freeport Companion, for example, given the current GSL, without obsoleting the d20 and True20 and C&C versions).  But by and large I think they've waited too long, and though these companies might put out something given a proper license, they've had to put their effort into non-D&D directions and likely wouldn't be highly motivated to change that.And can you blame them?  This entire debate has shown how little regard WotC has for third party publishers.  Besides the GSL's hostility to publishers and the OGL, and their cancellation of the d20 STL (requiring everyone to burn their d20 stock by Jan 1), it's inarguable that 3pp support is clearly labelled as one of the least important things by WotC by virtue of the fact they're not bothering to put resource into it to get it done in any sort of timely manner.  If they really cared, they'd have done it by now.  Heck, most of the GSl discussions here end up with people saying "well who gives a crap about 3pps anyway, I never use their stuff, go WotC."  Given all that, who in their right mind would want to enter into a business relationship with WotC via the (even revamped) GSL?</blockquote>

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