He did say that, but I'm not sure he said "right after Alice". Giant/Titan themed AP is probably set for next year, but we can guess the second one! Althought it seems odd that they would have an AP about giants so soon after Paizo's giant themed AP.
Well, they have stated that Pathfinder is not their competition, and that these stories have a strong cross-media purpose. Really, what is cooler than Giant shennanigans? That the tabletop players would compare it to Paizo's work does not hold much relevance to the 1.6 million folks playing Neverwinter on Xbox (recently released numbers). That's the real money source, and a number of tabletop folks might buy bot just to compare or mix.
Well RPG players might compare it, but you are right. Video games are the future of D&D, not the RPG. That is pretty clear.
It seems WotC is going for an "iconic evil" or iconic theme approach. Given what we have seen, or will see shortly, what would be next on the iconic checklist? In order of likelihood, I think:
Undead/Ravenloft
Underdark/Drow
Planes
What else might be on the list?
Oh, a personal anecdote. Well that certainly means all customers are like you. My life is ashame. Looks like suicide again for me.Both-and, not either-or, man.
I got into D&D because of video games; probably most other Millennials who play did. Rich ground for building.