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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IconoclastX" data-source="post: 3989590" data-attributes="member: 56728">Just because they're buying the rulebooks doesn't mean they're going any farther than that.  Like any smart business, they are going to weigh their options once they have the information in hand.  As a consumer, I can say "I'm never buying any 4e books" and be done with it.  No company, really, should make such predeterminations unless they can see that such a thing would only spell disaster.  While I have no use for 4e, it may be a lucrative market (or else WotC wouldn't be going after it, I assume), so while it may wear away at credibility (as seen from the point of view of people who aren't switching to 4e) it may be a good business decision to make 4e product even if you think/know that your company isn't getting loyal, long-term customers (which may or may not be the case, of course).  Just like there are lots of people saying "I'll buy the core books then decide if it's for me" - whether they are currently feeling pro- or anti-4e.  Some companies have publicly committed to creating products for 4e without even having seen the OGL, the SRD, or any rulebooks (and even when they do get those they may change before the rules are finalized).  These companies have firmly attached their little dingy to the titanic WotC 4e (yes, I intentionally used that adjective <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ), and we'll see if they get to feed off the scraps or get dragged under for it.</blockquote>

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