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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 5477351" data-attributes="member: 73683">I think we must be talking about two completely different groups of people, then. My posts are referring to the things that matter to people who might not like the game of 4e, overall, but who see the promise of active support as a sufficient enough draw to perhaps choose 4e (despite any rules-related distaste) over an edition that is not currently supported. I contend that this segment of the gaming population is significant. I further contend that Paizo's publication of an actively supported RPG has prevented this segment of the gaming population from having to make the difficult choice posed here - instead, they get their edition of choice (mostly) and have it actively supported. The crux of my argument is, therefore, that examining the level of current support the various editions/games out there receive is important to having a full understanding of why people are playing the games they are playing.It looks like no one is making the argument that everyone playing Pathfinder is playing it solely because they dislike 4e, and no one is making the argument that everyone playing Pathfinder is playing it solely because it is a currently-supported game. I'm just trying to caution against the idea that support doesn't factor into a person's mental calculus when deciding on two less-than-ideal choices.</blockquote>