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<blockquote data-quote="HatWearingFool" data-source="post: 3816106" data-attributes="member: 54658">As I stated in another thread I think the argument goes like this...How many RPG stores could remain open without D&amp;D? I'm betting not many. When TSR was tanking Magic filled this revenue gap.Another point to consider is just how many people start with D&amp;D and then move to another system? I'm betting most of other companies customers started with D&amp;D and then moved (or played another in addition to D&amp;D). D&amp;D is the gateway into the hobby for most players.Now that I think about it there is probably a third significant factor. If WOTC shuts down D&amp;D I'm betting no other RPG publishers even have the resources to step up and fill the gap. I mean which of them could afford to print that many books? If they guess wrong on even one product at that scale I'm betting it would doom them. The only hope for RPG's in a post D&amp;D world is that someone else has slowly built up to the point where they can assume the leader mantle. It's like asking Joe's General store to step and fill Wal-Mart shoes is they fail. It just can't be done. It takes years to build up a large infrastructure to take on a role like that</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HatWearingFool, post: 3816106, member: 54658"] As I stated in another thread I think the argument goes like this... How many RPG stores could remain open without D&D? I'm betting not many. When TSR was tanking Magic filled this revenue gap. Another point to consider is just how many people start with D&D and then move to another system? I'm betting most of other companies customers started with D&D and then moved (or played another in addition to D&D). D&D is [i]the [b]gateway[/b][/i] into the hobby for most players. Now that I think about it there is probably a third significant factor. If WOTC shuts down D&D I'm betting no other RPG publishers even have the resources to step up and fill the gap. I mean which of them could afford to print that many books? If they guess wrong on even one product at that scale I'm betting it would doom them. The only hope for RPG's in a post D&D world is that someone else has slowly built up to the point where they can assume the leader mantle. It's like asking Joe's General store to step and fill Wal-Mart shoes is they fail. It just can't be done. It takes years to build up a large infrastructure to take on a role like that [/QUOTE]

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