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<blockquote data-quote="Austerius" data-source="post: 7658532" data-attributes="member: 6789641">As Alphastream alluded to, Paizo and WotC are apples and oranges, the key difference being that Hasbro (WotC parent company) is publicly traded vs Paizo being a privately held company.&nbsp; As such, private companies have much more flexibility as to how to run their business.&nbsp; They are not beholden to public shareholders, or, more importantly, Wall Street analysts.&nbsp; This means they can decide to accept lower profits if they feel it benefits the business and they can also ride out tough financial quarters without making knee-jerk reactions.&nbsp; I think it goes without saying that tabletop RPG's are a dwindling hobby, although much beloved by those engaging in them.&nbsp; The writing is on the wall though.&nbsp; The world is digital.&nbsp; WotC needs a digital interface for 5e to keep it relevant (beyond MMO's).&nbsp; Cell phones and tablets will be at the table.&nbsp; For goodness sake WotC....USE THEM.&nbsp; P.S.&nbsp; Based on their recent offerings, Paizo could use a couple good editors.&nbsp; ;-)&nbsp; Just sayin'......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Austerius, post: 7658532, member: 6789641"] As Alphastream alluded to, Paizo and WotC are apples and oranges, the key difference being that Hasbro (WotC parent company) is publicly traded vs Paizo being a privately held company. As such, private companies have much more flexibility as to how to run their business. They are not beholden to public shareholders, or, more importantly, Wall Street analysts. This means they can decide to accept lower profits if they feel it benefits the business and they can also ride out tough financial quarters without making knee-jerk reactions. I think it goes without saying that tabletop RPG's are a dwindling hobby, although much beloved by those engaging in them. The writing is on the wall though. The world is digital. WotC needs a digital interface for 5e to keep it relevant (beyond MMO's). Cell phones and tablets will be at the table. For goodness sake WotC....USE THEM. P.S. Based on their recent offerings, Paizo could use a couple good editors. ;-) Just sayin'...... [/QUOTE]

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