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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8059380" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, that's one of those funny questions where yes and no are kinda answering different points.Sure, as a percentage, oh yeah, Pathfinder has lost market share.&nbsp; That's undeniable. But, for the first time since the hobby began, we also seeing massive growth in the market.&nbsp; As in levels of growth unheard of previously.&nbsp; Last number I saw tossed about was that the RPG market was somewhere in the 60 million dollar neighbourhood (and I'll admit, I'm a bit out of touch).So, while Paizo could have lost tons of market share, they might actually be making as much or more money now than previously.&nbsp; When your pie is five or six times bigger than previously, having a smaller slice does not quite mean what the same as if the pie stays the same size.It's entirely possible that Paizo hasn't actually lost any money.&nbsp; They very well might be making the same now as they were ten years ago.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is that because the market has changed so much in the past five or six years, the voodoo economics that usually passes for prediction around here is even less accurate than before.&nbsp; IOW, losing market share means a whole lot less when your market is massively growing.&nbsp; You can be sitting nice and steady real money wise, all the while losing market share in a rapidly growth market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8059380, member: 22779"] Well, that's one of those funny questions where yes and no are kinda answering different points. Sure, as a percentage, oh yeah, Pathfinder has lost market share. That's undeniable. But, for the first time since the hobby began, we also seeing massive growth in the market. As in levels of growth unheard of previously. Last number I saw tossed about was that the RPG market was somewhere in the 60 million dollar neighbourhood (and I'll admit, I'm a bit out of touch). So, while Paizo could have lost tons of market share, they might actually be making as much or more money now than previously. When your pie is five or six times bigger than previously, having a smaller slice does not quite mean what the same as if the pie stays the same size. It's entirely possible that Paizo hasn't actually lost any money. They very well might be making the same now as they were ten years ago. The fact of the matter is that because the market has changed so much in the past five or six years, the voodoo economics that usually passes for prediction around here is even less accurate than before. IOW, losing market share means a whole lot less when your market is massively growing. You can be sitting nice and steady real money wise, all the while losing market share in a rapidly growth market. [/QUOTE]

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