JadedWolf

I don't think Mortismal Gaming is saying that they won't sell licenses, I think his logic is that with Paizo being in financial trouble and eyeing ways to make themselves more profitable, they might put such a fee on licenses that it wouldn't be profitable for small game studios to base a game on Pathfinder, especially not in the current climate where things are already financially difficult for game studios. I think his logic is that Paizo has shown that they already so desperate that they have started to make bad decisions by cutting ties with the Archives of Nethys, which he feels is a decision that ultimately is going to hurt them more than help them. Not saying that I know enough about the subject matter to agree or disagree with him, that's just what I think his take on it is.

You have to sympathize with Josh Sawyer, that's a lot of responsibility now being put on his shoulders. And all because Microsoft seems have absolutely no idea what they're doing. It's like they're just throwing dice to see what the strategy for next year will be.

I am afraid Obsidian's Kickstarting days are over. When they were an independent studio, they could do things like that. Microsoft now pays the bills, and in return they make all the decisions.

So the latest news is - if you believe Jason Schreier - that Avowed 2 is pretty much cancelled as well, and they're fully pivoting to a game in the Fallout franchise. Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game While Obsidian working on a Fallout game could be great, I would hate this to be true. It would mean Obsidian is not even allowed to focus on their own IP anymore.

I hope Obsidian has some plans in the drawer to spin back into being an independent studio, or has some other backup plan. Being a Microsoft Studio doesn't seem to promise much of a bright future, these days. Like being in a pool of sharks. Sure, the sharks might be eating someone else right now, but you know you'll be next when they're done.

I'm sure that guy knows what he's doing, but that looks so sketchy.