I guess I’d ask what you mean by “lead” the industry.
I guess the primary effect of a single game dominating the industry is that all the third party stuff uses it, and (some) people find that frustrating. But that would happen whatever the big game is.
Other than that… I don’t see anybody “leading” the thriving indie RPG scene. We’re getting a dizzying array of games these days which I’d say are unprecedented.
So… I guess my answer is that it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t really mean anything other than that one game is more popular than others.
I guess the primary effect of a single game dominating the industry is that all the third party stuff uses it, and (some) people find that frustrating. But that would happen whatever the big game is.
Other than that… I don’t see anybody “leading” the thriving indie RPG scene. We’re getting a dizzying array of games these days which I’d say are unprecedented.
So… I guess my answer is that it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t really mean anything other than that one game is more popular than others.