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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alphastream" data-source="post: 7679140" data-attributes="member: 11365">PAX Prime has actual D&D play only because volunteers stepped up to keep it at PAX. Sure, space is limited, but the Annex basement that Wotc used to devote to D&D was a great space... and is fully devoted to Magic the Gathering (both last year and this year). Magic used to take up the ground level. This year, WotC is investing in Magic organized play significantly, devoting all of the Annex to MtG play. That's fantastic. What isn't so fantastic is that WotC isn't focusing at all, at all, on D&D play. Sure, they are running Sword Coast demos, and there are seminars, but that isn't the same level of investment in Tabletop. I'm a huge fan of WotC and of D&D, but I believe this change in strategy to be a big mistake. Importantly, it is a strategy. Space is limited, but any company can invest to make it happen. Right now, D&D tabletop play is getting $0 investment. Meanwhile, other RPG companies are growing their PAX presence. That's the part that has nothing to do with the city or the venue, and all with strategy.</blockquote>