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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 5639318" data-attributes="member: 14291">WotC may be in a no win situation.&nbsp; I'd be willing to bet on that, but I think the DDI model makes them enough $ and D&amp;D itself is still enough of a draw that 4e is doing respectably well.&nbsp; Maybe not well enough for the WotC business plan/goals, but respectable/good by any other measure.If Paizo were taking the same design-what-if approach that Mearls is doing today, I wouldn't be happy.&nbsp; The reason for it is that the Pathfinder RPG is waaaaay too early in its life cycle.&nbsp; IF I were a 4e fan, I'd be very concerned by these articles.However, if Paizo were to get any slack from me, it would be by virtue of their business model - I was an AP &amp; Golarion fan since their inception and the PF RPG came later.&nbsp; So they've got me hooked on multiple fronts: RPG, campaign setting material, and APs &amp; modules.Since I'm not a 4e fan and have a game that I'm very happy with (and very invested in at this point), WotC releasing a new edition does nothing for me.&nbsp; I left D&amp;D for other games in the 2E era, came back to D&amp;D in the 3e era, and left again with 4e.&nbsp; I don't have to play a game with &quot;D&amp;D&quot; on the cover to get my FRPG fix -- it's irrelevant.While it's possible that some future edition of D&amp;D will have &quot;unifying appeal&quot;, I don't think that it's likely.&nbsp; I certainly don't think that it's necessary or even a reasonable goal.At this particular point in time, I don't think a new edition buys WotC anything.&nbsp; It's too early in 4e's life cycle - a new edition would result in many 4e fans being ticked off.&nbsp; Yet it hasn't been so long since 3e that &quot;lapsed&quot; D&amp;D fans are seeking D&amp;D nostalgia.&nbsp; Also, while there have always been other FRPGs to compete for the &quot;D&amp;D experience&quot;, the difference now is that Pathfinder provides that competing RPG and is able to hit that &quot;D&amp;D experience&quot; mark dead center for a growing number of players.If 3e is the last edition of D&amp;D that I ever buy, I won't be bothered by the fact that I'm &quot;not playing D&amp;D&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 5639318, member: 14291"] WotC may be in a no win situation. I'd be willing to bet on that, but I think the DDI model makes them enough $ and D&D itself is still enough of a draw that 4e is doing respectably well. Maybe not well enough for the WotC business plan/goals, but respectable/good by any other measure. If Paizo were taking the same design-what-if approach that Mearls is doing today, I wouldn't be happy. The reason for it is that the Pathfinder RPG is waaaaay too early in its life cycle. IF I were a 4e fan, I'd be very concerned by these articles. However, if Paizo were to get any slack from me, it would be by virtue of their business model - I was an AP & Golarion fan since their inception and the PF RPG came later. So they've got me hooked on multiple fronts: RPG, campaign setting material, and APs & modules. Since I'm not a 4e fan and have a game that I'm very happy with (and very invested in at this point), WotC releasing a new edition does nothing for me. I left D&D for other games in the 2E era, came back to D&D in the 3e era, and left again with 4e. I don't have to play a game with "D&D" on the cover to get my FRPG fix -- it's irrelevant. While it's possible that some future edition of D&D will have "unifying appeal", I don't think that it's likely. I certainly don't think that it's necessary or even a reasonable goal. At this particular point in time, I don't think a new edition buys WotC anything. It's too early in 4e's life cycle - a new edition would result in many 4e fans being ticked off. Yet it hasn't been so long since 3e that "lapsed" D&D fans are seeking D&D nostalgia. Also, while there have always been other FRPGs to compete for the "D&D experience", the difference now is that Pathfinder provides that competing RPG and is able to hit that "D&D experience" mark dead center for a growing number of players. If 3e is the last edition of D&D that I ever buy, I won't be bothered by the fact that I'm "not playing D&D". [/QUOTE]

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