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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5140247" data-attributes="member: 957">But it is not a blanket assumption regarding all things "4e 3PP".  It is a statement of overwhelming pattern established by 3PP in existence so far, as constrained by the GSL.Releasing 4E under the OGL would be a whole new ball game.  It would allow 3PPs to publish a wider range of ideas that would appeal to a wider range of players.   It would provide 3PPs with vastly more assurance that their fate was in their own hands.  This would make the risk far more tolerable, which would result in more creative energy being invested.  There is really no question that the gaming community would benefit greatly from 4E being released under the OGL.  (and there would be no need for an OGL 2.0, I think you may not understand how that works)Now, that isn't to say that you need to believe that you would personally be better off.And, far more importantly, it is not to say that WotC would greatly benefit.  They might.  But they most certainly might not.  But it is their call and I fully respect that.  They don't owe the gaming community anything.  My endorsement of their authority on the matter is both 100% irrelevant and 100% in place.But you are trying to disassociate the existing demand for 4e 3PP from the OGL/GSL issue.  And those two issues are deeply connected.</blockquote>