As to the Original poster's questions, I think Paizo has both thought this out and is ready for the new game. It seems from the posts that many believe the staff will be split and never meet again and Starfinder and to a lesser extent Pathfinder will both be left to languish. This simply isn't how Paizo runs things. Yes, there will be assignment but many of the authors who want to will work on both. Lisa Stevens is one of the best put together exec's in the industry. And having watched many of Erik Mona's project's come to fruition, I can reassure everyone that Paizo wouldn't taking this step if they weren't ready.