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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chriton227" data-source="post: 6535923" data-attributes="member: 33263">Actually D&D was displaced as the #1 TRPG by something other than D&D, namely Pathfinder, a product produced by one of WotC's largest direct competitors.  From a business standpoint Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons are not the same game, regardless of whether the players feel they are the same game.  They are mostly compatible, but they are not the same.  Just like LEGO and Mega Bloks are compatible building blocks but not the same. When looking at business decisions regarding the brands, you have to take into account the actual ownership.  You can bet that the execs at LEGO would care if Mega Bloks products started outselling LEGO products, just like WotC execs care that Pathfinder started outselling D&D.</blockquote>