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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 6323787" data-attributes="member: 6698278">I agree and this particular point should be emphasized.  Still I don't think that this show there is no competition.  Coke and Pepsi are good examples.  Very few people who drink cola can honestly admit they drink only one or the other.  There are a few though who can but not many.   So Coke and Pespi view the market as every dollar spent on cola.  If I spend exactly half my cola money on each then both companies want to get the other half.In the rpg market, it is a bit different.  Still, if I am really into a system, I will buy more supplements, more adventures, etc... than if I am not as into it.  That is what I believe happened with 4e.  A ton of people bought the core 3 but the system didn't really enthuse them or it didn't enthuse their friends and thus they played less of it and were less invested and bought less product over time.   So I do believe Wotc and Paizo have a vested interest in increasing retention.   Now one of Paizo's guerilla strategies is to produce many products that have cross system viability (like adventure paths) so that they can increase their share even amongst non-pathfinder players.  So I do agree with you that it is complicated.  I disagree perhaps that competition and "defeating" opposing companies are not on their minds.  Such an attitude though is within the context of what you have said.  They have their markets and they want to grow and be strong.  Anything blocking that progress is the "enemy" in a competitive sense.</blockquote>

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