Werebat
Explorer
Wow. Some really interesting discussion going on here.
I strongly think the competition these two companies (WotC and Paizo) are engaged in is pure gold for the consumers (players and DMs/GMs).
I think Paizo is, as others have said, more connected to gamers in general. Yeah, the dev team at WotC are great, but they aren't calling all of the shots and I think it shows.
Paizo's business model and overall appearance seems more successful and professional looking. For example, the Paizo website and message boards look a lot better than the WotC message boards -- wait, does WotC even HAVE message boards anymore? Paizo's website looks better than ENworld (sorry ENworld), but...
But I notice that the community on the Paizo boards can be...
Confrontational? A bit thin-skinned? Or am I imagining that?
I strongly think the competition these two companies (WotC and Paizo) are engaged in is pure gold for the consumers (players and DMs/GMs).
I think Paizo is, as others have said, more connected to gamers in general. Yeah, the dev team at WotC are great, but they aren't calling all of the shots and I think it shows.
Paizo's business model and overall appearance seems more successful and professional looking. For example, the Paizo website and message boards look a lot better than the WotC message boards -- wait, does WotC even HAVE message boards anymore? Paizo's website looks better than ENworld (sorry ENworld), but...
But I notice that the community on the Paizo boards can be...
Confrontational? A bit thin-skinned? Or am I imagining that?