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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trickster Spirit" data-source="post: 6554910" data-attributes="member: 6701829">Oh, totally. But I'd go see a blockbuster Pathfinder movie even if Paizo abruptly canceled the RPG line and limited it to the card game and MMO (neither of which I care about). I'd see a Pathfinder movie because I'm a fan of D&D-ish fantasy, not because of anything to do with RPG companies' product output.Sure, and I'd be all for it. The success of a Pathfinder movie only harms the success of a D&D movie if the two come out during competing weekends, even if they are both about dragons, orcs, wizards and grey skinned dominatrix elves from the center of the Earth. If the Pathfinder movie franchise demolishes the D&D movie franchise, it'll be because the movies are just better, not because WotC dropped the ball with 5E book scheduling.There is always the possibility of "D&D style fantasy" as a genre becoming over-saturated, but look at how many superhero movies have come out in the last 15 years!Not unless you like PF more! But why so exclusive? 5E is much more my speed than Pathfinder but if I was friends with a GM who wanted to run a Pathfinder game I'd play it happily.Why does it matter what our preferences in March 2017 are?If you've been away from Pathfinder for a while and decide to go back and play it, more power to you! When you're looking for unmatchable character customization, godlike power at higher levels, and heaps and heaps of support, Pathfinder would be the first game I'd recommend for you. If you're looking for a lower-powered game with better character balance and fewer fiddly rules and streamlined character creation / progression, I'd suggest 5E. As long as being a Pathfinder player in 2017 doesn't mean you suddenly and inexplicably decide to boycott a D&D movie or video game, WotC probably doesn't mind what you're playing as long as you have positive feelings towards the words "Dungeons and Dragons".  Play what you like, and perhaps in March 2019 that'll be 5E again!No reason not to, mostly. Here are four reasons off the top of my head, and I'm sure Wizards had plenty more:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The core books were always going to have sold well, so there was money to be made (something that can't necessarily be said of anything that comes out after the big three)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Return the game to its roots after a divisive fourth edition, appealing to lapsed players and generating a lot of positive buzz about D&D</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also take the opportunity to create a more user-friendly version of the game that's a lot easier on new players than the previous two editions, to better build the casual audience which is far, far larger than the hardcore fans</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep the game in print so that there's an easy way to create new brand evangelists (any teenager who tells their friends or family "Hey, let's check out that D&D movie!") and avoiding any connotations of "not even the nerds play that thing anymore!"</li> </ul></blockquote>

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