On Feb 12, 2:51=A0am, tussock <sc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> =A0 =A0 d20Modern and Star Wars Saga edition are both labelled by WotC
as
> d20, as were all the optional rules variants in Unearth Arcana, or 4e
> style stuff like the Book of Nine Swords: very few 3rd party d20 books
> went further away from core DnD than those did, and most simply pushed
> WotC to better respond to customer demand.
All those came after some serious divergence from previous non-WotC
D20 games.
With the cat out of the bag, WotC had a simple choice- either join
them and tap the same market (and use it for future R&D as rumored
elements of 4E show), or let others control the possible future of
their market. It shouldn't be a suprise that they selected the former
any more than it should be a surpise that they don't want to repeat
that loss of control.
