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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 4084708" data-attributes="member: 15651"><p>Ford (or any other car manufacturer) doesn't do test marketing of new automobiles versus "fans" of Ford vehicles. They test market across a wide base of consumers in an attempt to maximize their sales. They want to <em>grow</em> their market, not just keep the owners they have. They understand that they risk losing some of their current market with changes. Fans of the Ford Escort were pretty upset when the stopped that line and rolled out the Focus as its replacement, but the Escort line was not growing, it was in decline so Ford needed to do something about it. The Focus was their decision. </p><p></p><p>Similarly, WotC wants to grow the hobby. They know there is no way they will make 100% of their current fan base happy with 4e, but they think they understand some of the things that will help bring new players to the game and still retain a decent portion of the current market, hopefully enough that they will increase their overall market. </p><p></p><p> D&D is not in need of saving like it was when WotC bought D&D, but I think they felt there was plenty of things about 3.5 that could be improved upon. The decision I'm sure was a combination of both wanting to make address the issues that many people have had with the current edition, and also to grow the market and thereby make money. That is why they are in business after all. </p><p></p><p>Only time will tell whether 4e will be a business success. It will not be a business success beyond the first year unless it also manages to be a successful game as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 4084708, member: 15651"] Ford (or any other car manufacturer) doesn't do test marketing of new automobiles versus "fans" of Ford vehicles. They test market across a wide base of consumers in an attempt to maximize their sales. They want to [i]grow[/i] their market, not just keep the owners they have. They understand that they risk losing some of their current market with changes. Fans of the Ford Escort were pretty upset when the stopped that line and rolled out the Focus as its replacement, but the Escort line was not growing, it was in decline so Ford needed to do something about it. The Focus was their decision. Similarly, WotC wants to grow the hobby. They know there is no way they will make 100% of their current fan base happy with 4e, but they think they understand some of the things that will help bring new players to the game and still retain a decent portion of the current market, hopefully enough that they will increase their overall market. D&D is not in need of saving like it was when WotC bought D&D, but I think they felt there was plenty of things about 3.5 that could be improved upon. The decision I'm sure was a combination of both wanting to make address the issues that many people have had with the current edition, and also to grow the market and thereby make money. That is why they are in business after all. Only time will tell whether 4e will be a business success. It will not be a business success beyond the first year unless it also manages to be a successful game as well. [/QUOTE]
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