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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 7363612" data-attributes="member: 50987">I don't think it means anything at all for D&D in particular.  But I think it shows us all just how healthy the hobby as a whole has become in the last decade.Pathfinder's success in 2008 can be attributed to a lot of different factors that were each fairly small, but together created a "perfect storm" that gave Paizo a large portion of the industry market.  One, it's a great product that most of us were already familiar with and were eager to get more of.  But there was a lot more going on and not all of it was good...there was a big kerfuffle over the Open Gaming License and the System Reference Document...Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine were ended...the sale of PDFs were stopped...the 3.5 Edition was taken out of print at the height of its popularity and a dramatically different edition was released in its place...and all in a few months.  It was a pretty turbulent year for our hobby.Ten years later, things are nice and quiet (and profitable).  Players and publishers alike are happy.  The 5th Edition Player's Handbook is the third-best selling book on Amazon.  Critical Role is bringing the hobby (and the brand name) to the mainstream.  Starfinder is a success.  Paizo and Wizards of the Coast both are enjoying good sales, good market growth, good feedback, and the loyalty of their customers.May they both continue to do so.  Long live tabletop gaming!</blockquote>

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