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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 2757272" data-attributes="member: 33060">Not a problem.  I apologise, as well.  I do, however, appreciate your sleuthing.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I agree with the idea that D&D is apparently trending upwards and that, to all appearances, Wotc seems to be doing well and thus doing something right.  Two points -(1) Given Wotc's then apparent position, I find myself frustrated that they don't push the envelope more.  They would seem to have a cushion they could exploit.  Of course, "playing it safe" may be the better business strategy.(2) As a consumer, "the industry" _to me_ consists of all the companies that produce the products I see at my FLGS - regardless of the market size of any one company.  If Wotc is doing well and then by their dominant market position the industry in absolute terms might be said to be doing well, this is as nothing to _my_ view of the industry as a consumer, if a number of the other d20 publishing are sucking wind.  I see Wotc as one d20 producer among equals as I only look to product on the shelf; at that level market size is largely beside the point.  Thus, even if Wotc has 80% of the RPG market and is going great guns but the other 20% can't catch a break, while the market is largely doing well, I see only that among all the d20 producers (of which Wotc is only one), things are not going well.  This is the luxury of being a consumer and not answerable to the accountants.  While it can be interesting or fun to play "fantasy RPG executive" at the end of the day, I am a consumer.  My interest is in a lively market that sees Wotc and at least a half dozen or more d20 producres all doing well enough to keep me having to make hard decisions over where I will spend my gaming dollar.Cheers  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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