Thunderfoot
Hero
RE: MMO, I highly doubt this will be the case, since currently the DDO (D&D Online) from Turbine has a renewal for at least the next 5 years. You don't undercut your revenue from an already online source by adding another and then competing.
WoW is not a concern for the tabletop industry nor should it be. It's its own entity. Yes, it is highly successful, but, it appeals to a different audience with a much wider fan base. While most RPG geeks play video games, the reverse is not necessarily true. For instance, Mr T actually does play WoW (had a friend get whacked by him once), I seriously doubt he plays D&D, PF or any other TTRPG.
When you look outside of genre at sales numbers you get a sharp blow of reality - niche markets are just that - niche. The only way D&D is going to "make it big" is if they partner with Hasbro's board game division and try to make the game more family friendly to get it in big box stores. Barring that, be ready to pay and play for 3 core rule books, just like normal. DDI is probably not going to go away anytime soon, so expect it to morph upon re-launch. The real trick here is getting solid programs to have solid programs when the edition launches versus the WotC history of trying to slap something together after the fact.
WoW is not a concern for the tabletop industry nor should it be. It's its own entity. Yes, it is highly successful, but, it appeals to a different audience with a much wider fan base. While most RPG geeks play video games, the reverse is not necessarily true. For instance, Mr T actually does play WoW (had a friend get whacked by him once), I seriously doubt he plays D&D, PF or any other TTRPG.
When you look outside of genre at sales numbers you get a sharp blow of reality - niche markets are just that - niche. The only way D&D is going to "make it big" is if they partner with Hasbro's board game division and try to make the game more family friendly to get it in big box stores. Barring that, be ready to pay and play for 3 core rule books, just like normal. DDI is probably not going to go away anytime soon, so expect it to morph upon re-launch. The real trick here is getting solid programs to have solid programs when the edition launches versus the WotC history of trying to slap something together after the fact.
As a matter of fact there was an Air Force Major stationed at the National Security Agency that had several published adventures in Dungeon magazine during the late 90's early 00's. 
