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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moxcamel" data-source="post: 5460890" data-attributes="member: 67954">So I think we both just pretty much said the same thing: The mmo industry is going free-to-play (in part) because of WoW, who is the planetary-sized gorilla of the industry and doesn't have to.But you can't just say that because WotC is the largest player in the PnP industry, it's equivalent to Blizzard.  It's not.  Not even close.  Blizzard could release 5 expansions in a row that completely blow, and they'd still be making eleventy thousand times as much money as their nearest competitor.  You can't say this about D&D.  One or two bad moves on WotC's part and the industry is a new ballgame. (and I'm pretty sure they've used up one of those bad moves at least with the multitude of DDI fiascoes.)  I think it's fair to draw some comparisons to other industries, but it's very difficult to draw 1:1 comparisons.I also think it's dangerous to assume that the D&D fan base is dedicated enough to keep paying premium prices.  Pathfinder has shown that a very VERY significant number of devotees will bail if given a decent alternative.  For now, D&D players are willing to pay what I consider to be a pretty high subscription cost for DDI.  That could change on a dime, and WotC should be forward-thinking enough to see it coming and react apropriately.  But as I said in my previous post, I see them playing catch-up instead.</blockquote>