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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 5266569" data-attributes="member: 5122">I would not have moved on from 3.5 if any company other than Paizo had led the way.  (Not even companies I like a huge amount, like Green Ronin.)  Paizo's people, production values, and proven track record with 3.5 were all instrumental in me coming along for the ride.  (And I believe there are a lot of Pathfinder players who feel similarly.)In short, another company might have tried to do what Paizo has done.  IMO, they would have failed.  That said, my going Pathfinder wasn't a blow to WotC, because I would not have adopted 4E regardless.  I just don't like the game.  As I did with 2E, I'd have hunkered down and started playing other games (and have, in fact) like Mutants & Masterminds, along with 3.5, waiting to see what 5E looked like.On the other hand, I think that many or most people who went with Pathfinder might have eventually relented and gone 4E if Pathfinder didn't exist.  So while I personally am not a gamer WotC and Paizo are in competition for (with each other), there are many, many gamers who are.There's no doubt in my mind that WotC created their biggest competition ... though I'm not speculating about just how much competition that is.</blockquote>