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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 5286929" data-attributes="member: 14291"><p>If someone asks "What could WotC do to win you back?" or "what changes to 4e would bring you back", how is that not trying to bring someone back into 'the D&D fold'. (Conversely, "What PF changes would get you to try it?" is the same idea.)</p><p></p><p>People absolutely are trying to recruit or sway when they weigh in on the Edition Wars. Not everyone, certainly, but many are.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, I should have picked a better title for this thread as it seems several people think I'm asking "why do you care about your RPG of choice". <strong>I'm not</strong>.</p><p></p><p>What I'm saying is that we're at a point in the industry that most couldn't envision when 4e was announced. For the D&D fan, one can pretty readily find an active, in-print RPG to suit their tastes. <strong>Given that reality, I see little point in trying to "recruit" a gamer who has "lapsed" from your game of choice.</strong> If you've got your RPG of choice and you can find active publisher, gaming, & community support - why bother?</p><p></p><p>For me, other than skimming a few threads about the Essentials line just to see what people were talking about, I've pretty much ignored 4e for over a year. I've weighed in on a few threads about WotC but those are largely in relation to pre-4e or the handling of the 4e launch. I'm not interested in evangelizing Pathfinder or any other game to the 4e crowd. </p><p></p><p>However, some folks do like to do that sort of thing. When a company does it, they're shooting for new customers. However, as I stated earlier, for the average ENWorlder unless you're recruiting for your local game -- why bother?</p><p></p><p>If you're telling me no one is doing this and it's all about "Less Filling/Tastes Great" then move along citizen, I guess there's nothing to see here. That hasn't been my experience, however.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 5286929, member: 14291"] If someone asks "What could WotC do to win you back?" or "what changes to 4e would bring you back", how is that not trying to bring someone back into 'the D&D fold'. (Conversely, "What PF changes would get you to try it?" is the same idea.) People absolutely are trying to recruit or sway when they weigh in on the Edition Wars. Not everyone, certainly, but many are. Clearly, I should have picked a better title for this thread as it seems several people think I'm asking "why do you care about your RPG of choice". [B]I'm not[/B]. What I'm saying is that we're at a point in the industry that most couldn't envision when 4e was announced. For the D&D fan, one can pretty readily find an active, in-print RPG to suit their tastes. [B]Given that reality, I see little point in trying to "recruit" a gamer who has "lapsed" from your game of choice.[/B] If you've got your RPG of choice and you can find active publisher, gaming, & community support - why bother? For me, other than skimming a few threads about the Essentials line just to see what people were talking about, I've pretty much ignored 4e for over a year. I've weighed in on a few threads about WotC but those are largely in relation to pre-4e or the handling of the 4e launch. I'm not interested in evangelizing Pathfinder or any other game to the 4e crowd. However, some folks do like to do that sort of thing. When a company does it, they're shooting for new customers. However, as I stated earlier, for the average ENWorlder unless you're recruiting for your local game -- why bother? If you're telling me no one is doing this and it's all about "Less Filling/Tastes Great" then move along citizen, I guess there's nothing to see here. That hasn't been my experience, however. [/QUOTE]
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