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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack99" data-source="post: 5658303" data-attributes="member: 53135">The difference between what Mearls did and what Stevens did is this:Mearls: We are very happy with the improvements: We have increased our sales.Stevens: We are number 1, we are number 1, we are number 1. We are beating D&D and we are very happy about it.Now, it might not be her intention, or again, it might, but going by how 4e fans have reacted, it sure seems as if that was how it was received.Personally, I couldn't care less. I also think that the 4e fans who attack her statements are overreacting, much like the 3.x fans who went ballistic about a certain podcast. She is doing her job, and has achieved great things. Maybe the phrasing wasn't the smartest, but hey, we can all write and say things that come out differently than we wanted them to.Anyway, since you guys are so happy about conspiracy theories regarding WotC, I will leave you with one about Paizo, just for a change.Paizo need this, Paizo wants the edition war live and well. They have a good thing, but as mentioned earlier, the D&D brand loyalty is huge, and maybe, just maybe they are scared that if 5e comes out and is awesome(tm), they will find themselves without a significant chunk of their following. A healthy edition war keeps reminding their followers that they are (were) pissed at WotC.</blockquote>