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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 4425576" data-attributes="member: 3929">I think the major concern is that, no, they cannot sustain themselves while the other is around. With the new edition comes a split in the RPG market, and perhaps two systems competing to be the standard will result in only one remaining. "Remaining" as in, continued support and material published for it. Sure, the Fun Police won't confiscate your books, but you won't see anything new.Suppose you think this way: maybe you think that everyone supporting the other system is one less person supporting your system; perhaps you think that every new customer convinced to stay with the old or go with the new makes new material less and less likely; maybe you see internet "discussions" influencing the online support of your system. So someone with a less than level head may see every post supporting the other edition erroding the future hopes of their favorite system.Similarly, the Dreamcast and the X-Box didn't get along. Sega Saturn didn't fare too well gainst the Super Nintendo. The Gamecube got stomped on. Apple and Microsoft have been trading body blows since they cooperatively mugged Xerox. VHS drove a stake through Betamax. So it's an understandable for people to be concerned when they see a competitor threaten their hobby horse of choice. Add in the ease of rudeness that internet anonymity provides and you have what you've been reading; not that this excuses people's behavior, I just don't think it's as simple as, "Play nice, children."</blockquote>

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