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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 6250208" data-attributes="member: 6688937">I think that diversity is/would be a great thing. However, I think there's a great deal of geographic divergences when it comes to the penetration/availability of alternatives to D&D. Some folks around here have commented that finding a Savage Worlds or Fate table to play at is as easy to find a D&D table. That very much doesn't match my experience, where Pathfinder/3.5 seems very dominant in my area.Certainly WotC will be the primary "losers" in this diversity. However, I do think that there is a bit of a risk for the larger community. Namely, that D&D has always served as the gateway to the rpg world (even when it does a bad job of it.) If D&D ceases to serve that function...well, I don't know how that turns out. Does another game take its place? Does the community adapt to some new paradigm? Does is spell doom for TTRPGs?I will say that, generally, I'd like to see the community get away from latching onto "my game" so much. Playing a variety of games can really help you reflect on how you like things to go, and often even make you better at having fun with the game you do consider you first choice. Also, I think its the only defense against the risk of drifting too far into an echo chamber of your favorite playstyle or mechanics..</blockquote>