I mean if we had a B3D with cool new features supporting the newest technologies then how much would that cut into BMAX's potential sales?
Depends, how much do you want OOP, cross-platform support, a nifty modules system, and how much will BlitzMax cost?
If it costs the same as Blitz3D, then it'd make Blitz3D just as appealing to anyone looking to buy. If they didn't need cross-platform support or found OOP somehow confusing (trust me, I don't know how anyone could find it confusing, but I'm mentioning it for the sake of it), they might want to buy Blitz3D more. Then, after browsing the fora, they'd find links to the new runtime libraries and take a look at those.
probably will NOT be BMAX as the support issues with B3D have been telling.
I can see where you're coming from on that.