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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eirikrautha" data-source="post: 7660386" data-attributes="member: 6777843">It's kind of funny that I can look at the substance of a comment and generally predict who posted it before even glancing at the poster's name.  The internet is the greatest force for confirmation bias that ever existed.  Those dissatisfied with WotC or 5e will immediately find someone to "support" their doom and gloom, while those who enjoy 5e will quickly find reasons why WotC are geniuses.  And pretty much nobody knows what they are talking about (when it comes to the internal motivations of any of the principals).The average TTRPGer, who doesn't follow message boards or internet kerfluffles, simply buys a game that sounds good and plays it.  And that will be what determines 5e's (and by extension, WotC's) success.  Not anything said on the internet, by you, me, or game designers working for the competition.Personally, I'm enjoying D&D like I haven't since late 1e/early 2e.  So I could care less if D&D is an afterthought for Habsro or is tattooed on the CEO's forehead.  Because I have a solid, fun ruleset that I can play (and expand) for as long as I want, or until something better comes along.  I don't need Mike Mearls to write an adventure for me, but I certainly will buy some published ones (got ToD and will get ToEE) for the short-cuts and/or inspiration.  And if WotC never publishes another thing, it won't stop me playing (and it won't send me back to the mess that is Pathfinder... just because WotC might fail doesn't automatically mean Paizo will succeed.  Crappy mechanics are crappy mechanics).I just know that, if I hated a game system, I wouldn't spend tons of time on message boards discussing it.  I'd probably spend my time on the boards of the things I did like.  But I guess I'm just weird (and don't need the herd of free-thinking minds to validate my opinions)...</blockquote>

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