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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 5093730" data-attributes="member: 23977">Not liking the products the company puts out isn't really the same as that company not leading the industry though.A lot of what you mentioned Paizo doing might be signs of a likable company making business decisions that are good for its own prosperity... but what about those ideas/decisions are really pointing others in new directions? I can somewhat agree with you though-I think WoTC let their role as leader lapse over the previous few years. They kind of sat back content to just keep doing what they did (release book after book) while others drove the industry a bit more... (For instance I credit Monte Cook for the birth of the pdf market.)I don't however really agree that Paizo is the industry leader. It's a great company don't get me wrong, but I'm not seeing it push the market in the ways an industry leader should/would.Like it or not WoTC is doing a LOT right now to drive the market, and make changes that it (one assumes) feels will grow the industry. (And it's about time.)New product types, new ways of delivering content, new ways to reach out to their consumer base, new ways to make use of their product...  Even the idea of taking a look at their product and finding ways to make it easier to get into.Take a look at the upcoming Gama World:Not only is it a new direction of using the game rules (quick hits designed to supplement your gaming, not split you in a new direction) but new ways to deliver content to that game as well (the cards.)I think really the true test will be in a few years though.  Will these changes prove effective at moving the industry forward or not?If they are, I can guarantee we'll see a lot more companies following in their footsteps.</blockquote>

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