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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 5767550" data-attributes="member: 6957"><p>One problem is that there are a fair number of people that cannot accept that some folks really and truly do not think that 4e feels like D&D.</p><p></p><p>I often wonder how 4e would have been accepted had it been introduced as D&D: Tactics! or even (gasp) D&D: Essentials! while keeping 3.X afloat.</p><p></p><p>The flip side of the two games being so different is that they <em>did not need to compete</em> - 4e could have been sold as another property in the same line. WotC could have controlled both sides of the split, then, if 4e proved greatly more popular, phased out 3.X over time. Or, if the two games were balanced as Pathfinder and 4e are now, the two properties could have been maintained in parallel. 4e could have been marketed as a 'tactical role playing game' or the like, it is possible that folks that are now on either side of the debate might have invested in at least the first few books..</p><p></p><p>The reason that they did not do so was likely fear that the market would split - but since the market has split anyway then they managed to create the situation that they feared, without any of the possible benefit.</p><p></p><p>Hindsight is always 20/20, though often seen through rose colored glasses..</p><p></p><p>The Auld Grump</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 5767550, member: 6957"] One problem is that there are a fair number of people that cannot accept that some folks really and truly do not think that 4e feels like D&D. I often wonder how 4e would have been accepted had it been introduced as D&D: Tactics! or even (gasp) D&D: Essentials! while keeping 3.X afloat. The flip side of the two games being so different is that they [i]did not need to compete[/i] - 4e could have been sold as another property in the same line. WotC could have controlled both sides of the split, then, if 4e proved greatly more popular, phased out 3.X over time. Or, if the two games were balanced as Pathfinder and 4e are now, the two properties could have been maintained in parallel. 4e could have been marketed as a 'tactical role playing game' or the like, it is possible that folks that are now on either side of the debate might have invested in at least the first few books.. The reason that they did not do so was likely fear that the market would split - but since the market has split anyway then they managed to create the situation that they feared, without any of the possible benefit. Hindsight is always 20/20, though often seen through rose colored glasses.. The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]
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