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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fjw70" data-source="post: 6305628" data-attributes="member: 80924">As a big 4e (and now 5e - at least what I have seen so far) fan I give Paizo a lot of credit for building a viable RPG company. That is no small task for such a niche industry. Even though I have never played PF I do own many of the books and APs and may play it some day (I did play a little of PF with the beginner's Box). I hope (and expect) that PF will co-exist with 5e. There really is no doubt that PF has become the premier book selling RPG company but the question remains, how important are books sales in the industry now? The DDI model of 4e was IMO the biggest reason D&D books declined so dramatically in sales among other factors (reams of errata for the early 4e books being one and some people not liking the game another).We still haven't seen the 5e digital strategy in full yet. There are hints of the basic game being available for free online but there seems to be a lot more we don't know yet.If the basic game it available for free then how does WotC expect to make money on 5e? Do they expect most people will want the greater options the books provide? Do they plan to sell tons of adventures? Are the mags going to be a separate offering (either digital or print)? Will there continue to be a DDI type service for 5e?The next 6 to 12 months will be interesting as WotC unveils and implements their 5e digital and non-digital strategies.</blockquote>