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<blockquote data-quote="Darrin Drader" data-source="post: 4428757" data-attributes="member: 7394">1. I disagree that you can't have more than one RPG filling the same niche. If Pathfinder starts syphoning off a large part of the D&amp;D player base, then there will be reason for WotC to be concnerned. As it stands right now, I just don't think Pathfinder is large enough to be a credible threat.2. I think this is a flawed assumption. Many RPGs vye for the same niche and D&amp;D has had many competitors over the years. A smaller system can pick up the disaffected customers without harming D&amp;D.3. Of course Hasbro wants D&amp;D to make money. If Pathfinder beats the odds and actually syphons off enough of the player base to truly marginalize D&amp;D, then yes, Hasbro will shut it down. So what? If Pathfinder has grown to the point where they're serious competition for D&amp;D, there will be a replacement on the market for D&amp;D and the industry will keep chugging along. If Pathfinder doesn't syphon off enough of the player base then D&amp;D has nothing to worry about. Pathfinder doesn't need the same numbers to survive that D&amp;D does. Since I'm no longer personally invested with the success or failure of D&amp;D, I'm cool with whatever happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darrin Drader, post: 4428757, member: 7394"] 1. I disagree that you can't have more than one RPG filling the same niche. If Pathfinder starts syphoning off a large part of the D&D player base, then there will be reason for WotC to be concnerned. As it stands right now, I just don't think Pathfinder is large enough to be a credible threat. 2. I think this is a flawed assumption. Many RPGs vye for the same niche and D&D has had many competitors over the years. A smaller system can pick up the disaffected customers without harming D&D. 3. Of course Hasbro wants D&D to make money. If Pathfinder beats the odds and actually syphons off enough of the player base to truly marginalize D&D, then yes, Hasbro will shut it down. So what? If Pathfinder has grown to the point where they're serious competition for D&D, there will be a replacement on the market for D&D and the industry will keep chugging along. If Pathfinder doesn't syphon off enough of the player base then D&D has nothing to worry about. Pathfinder doesn't need the same numbers to survive that D&D does. Since I'm no longer personally invested with the success or failure of D&D, I'm cool with whatever happens. [/QUOTE]

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