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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 5265527" data-attributes="member: 17106">I didn't know what "Paizo" was before Pathfinder, so perhaps I'm guilty of underestimating them too. However, I think what WotC really underestimated was the game and the fans. 3.5 is a really good game, and people really liked it, and by releasing a wildly different game that doesn't share many of its strengths with a marketing effort that really trashed 3.5 and prior editions, they alienated a significant part of their own fanbase. All of this occurred before PF; so as I see it, Paizo simply jumped on an opportunity. If they hadn't someone else would have. It's just smart business.I kind of agree with this, though I think it's a shame. I think the best entertainment is created by and for specific people, rather than by trying to appeal to the masses. It's very difficult to do something that pleases both casual and hardcore fans. It does seem their target audience in marketing is people who don't yet play D&D, which is a shame for those of us who already do.</blockquote>