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<blockquote data-quote="Neuroglyph" data-source="post: 5973243" data-attributes="member: 85633">Well sadly, I think your formula (and WotC's) is flawed.&nbsp; Alienating all the 4E players who don't want to go retro gaming is the mirror image of the same model that left the 3.5 gamers disenfranchised when they didn't want a new fangled AEDU game system for D&amp;D.&nbsp; And honestly, with the number of oddball 4E-isms and the overly simplified monsters that have found their way into the 5E core rules already, I think WotC is being overly hopeful about the number of Pathfinder and 3.5 fans they will pull over into D&amp;D Next.&nbsp; I anticipate it's going to be less than 1 in 100.On the other hand, converting old modules, sourcebooks, and campaign settings which never appeared in 3.5 over into the OGL rules set - which is perfectly compatible with Pathfinder - as well as new content developed down the line at WotC, means those products will be usable to 100% of the Paizo fan base.&nbsp; That's the beauty of the content-provider model.&nbsp; All players get to keep playing their favorite editions, and they get new content.And to those who claim a POD content-provider model doesn't work, I really suggest that you should check out Paizo.&nbsp; Most of their catalog consists of supplemental material for a couple core rulebooks, like Golarian setting books, add-on character content, specialized bestiaries, and modules.&nbsp; They are making that model work for them, with a substantially smaller library, and still beating the pants off WotC for sales.&nbsp; And they aren't making constant excuses about ebooks because of fears of piracy, I might add.Just imagine what WotC could do if they actually stepped outside their 1980s publishing model and put the massive D&amp;D library of products out there for D&amp;D gamers of every edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neuroglyph, post: 5973243, member: 85633"] Well sadly, I think your formula (and WotC's) is flawed. Alienating all the 4E players who don't want to go retro gaming is the mirror image of the same model that left the 3.5 gamers disenfranchised when they didn't want a new fangled AEDU game system for D&D. And honestly, with the number of oddball 4E-isms and the overly simplified monsters that have found their way into the 5E core rules already, I think WotC is being overly hopeful about the number of Pathfinder and 3.5 fans they will pull over into D&D Next. I anticipate it's going to be less than 1 in 100. On the other hand, converting old modules, sourcebooks, and campaign settings which never appeared in 3.5 over into the OGL rules set - which is perfectly compatible with Pathfinder - as well as new content developed down the line at WotC, means those products will be usable to 100% of the Paizo fan base. That's the beauty of the content-provider model. All players get to keep playing their favorite editions, and they get new content. And to those who claim a POD content-provider model doesn't work, I really suggest that you should check out Paizo. Most of their catalog consists of supplemental material for a couple core rulebooks, like Golarian setting books, add-on character content, specialized bestiaries, and modules. They are making that model work for them, with a substantially smaller library, and still beating the pants off WotC for sales. And they aren't making constant excuses about ebooks because of fears of piracy, I might add. [I][B]Just imagine what WotC could do if they actually stepped outside their 1980s publishing model and put the massive D&D library of products out there for D&D gamers of every edition.[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]

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