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<blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 5905121" data-attributes="member: 380"><p>I've introduced 7 new people to RPGs in the last year, Pathfinder in particular along with a couple of my other favorites. While that number might pale in comparison to some people, I'd say it speaks pretty well to whether or not I'm helping out the hobby. And frankly I don't even consider myself a particularly hardcore fan, there are a lot of people that pursue this with a lot more gusto than I do. If every face in the mob was doing that then everyone wouldn't be bemoaning the health of the hobby, thank you very much. </p><p></p><p>My message wasn't to say do what I want or I'll crap on your game and make sure no one buys it. My message your devoted fans happy by doing the sorts of things they care about (that simultaneously don't make the game less accessible to others) and they will help sell the game for you. However the reverse is also something to be kept in mind, pissing off your ardent supporters is generally not the brightest move. </p><p></p><p>And let's get this bit of fiction out of the way, the OGL didn't create Pathfinder or make WotC's biggest rival, it only made it possible. There is a difference. What actually created those things was WotC choices when it came to radically changing the game, ditching the OGL and simultaneously making it harder for other companies to work with the new game while at the same time insisting that if they did they would be mandated to stop supporting the OGL game that had been their bread and butter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oni, post: 5905121, member: 380"] I've introduced 7 new people to RPGs in the last year, Pathfinder in particular along with a couple of my other favorites. While that number might pale in comparison to some people, I'd say it speaks pretty well to whether or not I'm helping out the hobby. And frankly I don't even consider myself a particularly hardcore fan, there are a lot of people that pursue this with a lot more gusto than I do. If every face in the mob was doing that then everyone wouldn't be bemoaning the health of the hobby, thank you very much. My message wasn't to say do what I want or I'll crap on your game and make sure no one buys it. My message your devoted fans happy by doing the sorts of things they care about (that simultaneously don't make the game less accessible to others) and they will help sell the game for you. However the reverse is also something to be kept in mind, pissing off your ardent supporters is generally not the brightest move. And let's get this bit of fiction out of the way, the OGL didn't create Pathfinder or make WotC's biggest rival, it only made it possible. There is a difference. What actually created those things was WotC choices when it came to radically changing the game, ditching the OGL and simultaneously making it harder for other companies to work with the new game while at the same time insisting that if they did they would be mandated to stop supporting the OGL game that had been their bread and butter. [/QUOTE]
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