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<blockquote data-quote="Trickster Spirit" data-source="post: 6557443" data-attributes="member: 6701829"><p>Nah, reception is based pretty much entirely on how much individual groups like the game. The vast majority of D&D players aren't on forums and never hear WotC's communications in the first place.</p><p></p><p>Wizards has been perfectly communicative, and they've made the release schedule public, there's just not much on it.</p><p></p><p>Two adventure paths a year, and an accompanying player's companion with additional player's options. They've <em>explicitly stated</em> that they think the frenetic 3E and 4E release schedules were harmful to the game and that they're aiming for a slower release schedule with 5E. How far out in advance do you want them to announce products, a full 12 months?</p><p></p><p>Let's say they humor you, and give you the name of the second 2015 adventure path launching in October, and the May 2015 adventure path, both with accompanying Player Companion PDFs. Would you then agree that they've made their release schedule public?</p><p></p><p>People still play 1E and 2E, dude, and it's been decades since those last saw official support. 5E will be just fine no matter how much product Wizards releases.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you for this link, I hadn't seen this before. It's a fascinating read. </p><p></p><p>My take is that Wizards sees exactly which way the wind is blowing and aren't going to invest in a moribund market. They printed one last edition of D&D and will provide minimal adventure support to build cross-branding events on and that's it. The tabletop game is a token effort they're keeping alive to portray the brand as resurgent and bigger than ever, but they've withdrawn from the hardcover market almost entirely.</p><p></p><p>That store owner says he saw six 5E products outsell 300 Pathfinder products 2 to 1 at his store. Sure that'll drop off as we get further away from the core books, but the industry is shrinking and as he points out in the comments that "Boring Pathfinder releases have hurt boring Pathfinder sales." Paizo's saturated the RPG market with their product. They can make either make Pathfinder 2E, move away from tabletop products precisely as Wizards is now, or slowly fade into obsolescence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickster Spirit, post: 6557443, member: 6701829"] Nah, reception is based pretty much entirely on how much individual groups like the game. The vast majority of D&D players aren't on forums and never hear WotC's communications in the first place. Wizards has been perfectly communicative, and they've made the release schedule public, there's just not much on it. Two adventure paths a year, and an accompanying player's companion with additional player's options. They've [I]explicitly stated[/I] that they think the frenetic 3E and 4E release schedules were harmful to the game and that they're aiming for a slower release schedule with 5E. How far out in advance do you want them to announce products, a full 12 months? Let's say they humor you, and give you the name of the second 2015 adventure path launching in October, and the May 2015 adventure path, both with accompanying Player Companion PDFs. Would you then agree that they've made their release schedule public? People still play 1E and 2E, dude, and it's been decades since those last saw official support. 5E will be just fine no matter how much product Wizards releases. Thank you for this link, I hadn't seen this before. It's a fascinating read. My take is that Wizards sees exactly which way the wind is blowing and aren't going to invest in a moribund market. They printed one last edition of D&D and will provide minimal adventure support to build cross-branding events on and that's it. The tabletop game is a token effort they're keeping alive to portray the brand as resurgent and bigger than ever, but they've withdrawn from the hardcover market almost entirely. That store owner says he saw six 5E products outsell 300 Pathfinder products 2 to 1 at his store. Sure that'll drop off as we get further away from the core books, but the industry is shrinking and as he points out in the comments that "Boring Pathfinder releases have hurt boring Pathfinder sales." Paizo's saturated the RPG market with their product. They can make either make Pathfinder 2E, move away from tabletop products precisely as Wizards is now, or slowly fade into obsolescence. [/QUOTE]
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