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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunshadow21" data-source="post: 6352807" data-attributes="member: 6667193">After looking at what's out there already, I don't really see 5E being overwhelmingly #1 consistently. The D&D brand as a whole may well be, if they can actually get the multimedia stuff to finally take off (something which, quite frankly, I'll believe it when I see it, given that both WotC and TSR have tried it with every other edition, and it has yet to truly happen). The game itself, while solid, is nothing that particularly special or unique. Take away the name and there is very little left that would force people to pay attention to it and want to immediately convert to it, nor will it automatically bring in players of different play styles. I can see it easily competing with Pathfinder in a back and forth between #1 and #2, but Pathfinder is in no danger of fading away if 5E does well; each will have it's niche and will appeal to different folks. In the end, the ultimate success of the system depends not on the system itself, but how well WotC can leverage the brand into other medias. If 5E is forced to remain the main flag bearer of the brand, it will do well enough to support the existing fanbase and might win back a portion of the fanbase that left for other pastures in the past, but it won't be the overwhelming tour de force that some people seem to think it will be. The main reason is that while comparatively few people go out of their way to avoid WotC anymore, the number of people who look at WotC and the D&D brand as the gold standard they must play has also shrunk, and the tabletop game was designed to be part of a larger ecosystem, not the centerpiece of the brand, so even with the name behind it, it's not going to be an automatic sell to the casual gamer unless the other pieces also really take off as WotC wants them to.</blockquote>

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