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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 7658681" data-attributes="member: 3400"><p>Sure, tons of players play both PF and 5e (I'm part of that group), but I strongly suspect there are also tons who don't and won't play both and I suspect that group's even larger than the group who plays both. There are lots of gaming groups out there with players who don't have a lot of time for multiple games, much less multiple versions of D&D. And even among gamers who play both, the dollars spent on one can't be spent on the other. So Paizo and WotC are most definitely in competition with each other and have been since Paizo was no longer able to act as a network multiplier for D&D. The facts that the competition isn't particularly rancorous (although you do sometimes see a sarcastic comment or two) and isn't a zero-sum two-player game doesn't mean they aren't in competition with each other. In truth, I figure their relationship is pretty complex with both competition and cooperation (as in both growing and serving a market that both can benefit from ) occurring overall. That too is how the hobby works.</p></blockquote><p></p>