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Will anyone fill WOTC's shoes with 3E?
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<blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 3741700" data-attributes="member: 33060"><p>The last is a rub. At one of the Paizo seminars at Gencon, Erik Mona indicated that if Wotc creates a reasonable d20 or OGL license Paizo would go to 4e with its Pathfinder products beginning in August 2008. Or put more concretely, Paizo would complete the first two Pathfinder series in 3.5 and move with the third Pathfinder adventure to 4e. All this depends of course on Wotc creating a d20 license or OGL that Paizo finds acceptable.</p><p></p><p>The last is an open question for Paizo and a number of 3rd party publishers to judge from Wotc's 4th Edition OGL seminar at Gencon. There was no consensus on how best to proceed, only some broad areas of general agreement. Wotc clearly seemed to WANT 3rd party publishers to support 4e and from fan reaction at Gencon and on the forums, it is not hard to imagine why. I think Wotc understands that 4e is not being greeted by fans as 3e was greeted. IMO, they are OGLing 4e because they don't want continued support for 3x from 3rd party publishers in the sense that they see 4e as more vulnerable to continued support for 3x than they would like to admit. The big news about 4e broke at Gencon but I think this story has legs, particularly with respect to the d20 licence/OGL and what the 3rd party publishers decide to do. I think there is a more than fair chance, just depending on the above, that 4e could be successful but not successful enough for Wotc. </p><p></p><p>Steel Wind's comments about the intersection of the "time is right" lines for gamers vs Wotc, I think, may ultimately tell the tale. I don't think Wotc is completely in the driver's seat with 4e as they were with 3e. And I think Wotc knows it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GVDammerung, post: 3741700, member: 33060"] The last is a rub. At one of the Paizo seminars at Gencon, Erik Mona indicated that if Wotc creates a reasonable d20 or OGL license Paizo would go to 4e with its Pathfinder products beginning in August 2008. Or put more concretely, Paizo would complete the first two Pathfinder series in 3.5 and move with the third Pathfinder adventure to 4e. All this depends of course on Wotc creating a d20 license or OGL that Paizo finds acceptable. The last is an open question for Paizo and a number of 3rd party publishers to judge from Wotc's 4th Edition OGL seminar at Gencon. There was no consensus on how best to proceed, only some broad areas of general agreement. Wotc clearly seemed to WANT 3rd party publishers to support 4e and from fan reaction at Gencon and on the forums, it is not hard to imagine why. I think Wotc understands that 4e is not being greeted by fans as 3e was greeted. IMO, they are OGLing 4e because they don't want continued support for 3x from 3rd party publishers in the sense that they see 4e as more vulnerable to continued support for 3x than they would like to admit. The big news about 4e broke at Gencon but I think this story has legs, particularly with respect to the d20 licence/OGL and what the 3rd party publishers decide to do. I think there is a more than fair chance, just depending on the above, that 4e could be successful but not successful enough for Wotc. Steel Wind's comments about the intersection of the "time is right" lines for gamers vs Wotc, I think, may ultimately tell the tale. I don't think Wotc is completely in the driver's seat with 4e as they were with 3e. And I think Wotc knows it. [/QUOTE]
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