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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 4425820" data-attributes="member: 3867">I disagree with the idea that the market cannot sustain more than one major RPG. Perhaps, but let's also look at cases where competitors continue to co-exist and even thrive.  Marvel and DC (even after Image changed things).  Coke and Pepsi.  Post and Kellogs cereals.  Now, it is entirely possible that only one between 4e and Pathfinder will survive.  However, I think this is unlikely.  This isn't a situation where the market is looking for a single standard (ala VHS and Betamax or HD-DVD and Blu-Ray).  The market already is supporting various game systems (C&C, Cortex, d6, GURPS, True20, M&M, Arcana Evolved, etc.).  Yes, Pathfinder is a strong competitor for WotC.  This is a good thing.  Competition could lead to better products.  Each company can look at the other and see where they can make improvements to their products.  The end results could be better quality products.We, as human beings, have the nasty habit of polarizing things.  Right or wrong.  Liberal or Conservative.  Good or evil.  Paper or plastic.  And so on and so forth.  Yet the reality is that life is full of choices and shades of grey.  Perhaps we should look more at what unifies us rather than what divides us.  I am a gamer.  I like playing 4th edition, and I like playing Pathfinder.  I wouldn't mind having the two working together some.  I plan on buying both 4th edition and Pathfinder products.  I'm also going to buy products for other systems that catch my eye.  As a gamer, I realize that all these game editions are just a tool for conflict resolution.  While rules can be fun, it is the comaraderie, role-playing, and adventure that draw me back.  We all have our preferences on what engine we use to drive the game, yet I think that invariably it is the journey and the destination that matters most.So here's to both Pathfinder and 4th edition.  May they both continue to thrive.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

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