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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 4369959" data-attributes="member: 957">That is an interesting claim on the 4e side.All we know is core books sales, which says very little about the real long term audience.We know that a lot of people who are not going to 4e still bought the core books.We know that some not insignificant fraction of the people who bought the core decided they didn't like it.We obviously have no idea whatsoever if this new breed of more casual gamer will be as inclined to a) stick with it for long and b) buy any significant number of new books IF they do stick around.&nbsp; Will 4e continue to be the market leader?&nbsp; Hell yes, by a long way.Will 4e gain more revenue from &quot;new blood&quot; that it has driven off?&nbsp; That sounds a very tall order.One big advantage Paizo has is that their fans are not attracted to the new shiny fad.&nbsp; The fresh spin of the PF rules set is a plus, for certain.&nbsp; But Paizo's fan are in it because they know they love the root 3X game and have for many years now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 4369959, member: 957"] That is an interesting claim on the 4e side. All we know is core books sales, which says very little about the real long term audience. We know that a lot of people who are not going to 4e still bought the core books. We know that some not insignificant fraction of the people who bought the core decided they didn't like it. We obviously have no idea whatsoever if this new breed of more casual gamer will be as inclined to a) stick with it for long and b) buy any significant number of new books IF they do stick around. Will 4e continue to be the market leader? Hell yes, by a long way. Will 4e gain more revenue from "new blood" that it has driven off? That sounds a very tall order. One big advantage Paizo has is that their fans are not attracted to the new shiny fad. The fresh spin of the PF rules set is a plus, for certain. But Paizo's fan are in it because they know they love the root 3X game and have for many years now. [/QUOTE]

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