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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 7664101" data-attributes="member: 221">I never said you did. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I was expressing the opinion that my actual experiences over the past few years and in interacting with people make me question the accuracy of your situational assessment. As we are talking about RPG industry leaders, then bringing non-rpg aspects of WotC's business is nothing but sleight-of-mind and irrelevant. If Paizo is bigger than WotC's RPG department, then your assertion that Paizo is a small fish compared to WotC in the arena of the RPG field is factually inaccurate. As I said to begin with, the situation has changed. Your assessment is about five years out of date as conventional wisdom and Paizo is at least a co-captain of the industry, sharing the leadership position with WotC. Right below them are FFG (and Green Ronin has done some very respectable things in recent years as well, though I don't think their sales are anywhere near the top 2 spots.)Making a Coke to Shasta comparison is hardly accurate. We are in Coke and Pepsi territory. Sure Coke is #1 at the moment, but they have to take the competition seriously at this stage of the game.</blockquote>