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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 5267076" data-attributes="member: 158">For the original question: Did WotC underestimate the Paizo effect? I think they might have been surprised at Pathfinder's success, but I doubt the numbers estimates were enough to make them regret it.From what I've seen, Paizo is still thriving off of &quot;long tail&quot; consumer base, rather than taking a huge bite out of the market. For a small business, this is a fantastic position to be in; I know I'd rather have 50,000 loyal fans nation-wide buying most of my stuff for years on end, and just having to concentrate on quality, than having a half-million fans buying a fraction of my stuff when it fits their needs and when the mood strikes them -- and having to keep investors happy in addition to recessions, market whims, and quality control.I don't mean this as insulting to Paizo, quite the contrary -- if they keep the target fanbase they've identified happy, I don't think they have anything to worry about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 5267076, member: 158"] For the original question: Did WotC underestimate the Paizo effect? I think they might have been surprised at Pathfinder's success, but I doubt the numbers estimates were enough to make them regret it. From what I've seen, Paizo is still thriving off of "long tail" consumer base, rather than taking a huge bite out of the market. For a small business, this is a fantastic position to be in; I know I'd rather have 50,000 loyal fans nation-wide buying most of my stuff for years on end, and just having to concentrate on quality, than having a half-million fans buying a fraction of my stuff when it fits their needs and when the mood strikes them -- and having to keep investors happy in addition to recessions, market whims, and quality control. I don't mean this as insulting to Paizo, quite the contrary -- if they keep the target fanbase they've identified happy, I don't think they have anything to worry about. [/QUOTE]

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