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<blockquote data-quote="ProfessorCirno" data-source="post: 4519008" data-attributes="member: 65637">I feel the need to point out that anyone who claims 4e isn't divisive is full of it.&nbsp; I'm not going to argue that 4e is good or bad, but you're seeing a much bigger split in the fan base then you ever saw with 2e -&gt; 3e, with much more emotional investment.&nbsp; Most people who go to 4e, do it because they feel it's a better game; most people who went to 3e from 2e did it because it saved Dungeons and Dragons for them.&nbsp; The thought that 4e hasn't split anything is absolutely absurd at best.Pathfinder is in a very interesting situation - WotC has, meant to or not, created a large group of people that very actively dislike the new D&amp;D, but very strongly want a new revision to an older setting - a group that is titanic compared to those niche groups from previous editions.&nbsp; Pathfinder is set up to segue itself directly to that group, and many people in that group are very firm in their thought that Wizards wants absolutely nothing to do with them.&nbsp; Now, in all fairness, that's hardly the fault of just Wizards - I think the 4e fan base has done a hell of a lot to ensure that split is wide and painful.&nbsp; Of course, in doing so, they've done nothing but feed Pathfinder's potential for success.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ProfessorCirno, post: 4519008, member: 65637"] I feel the need to point out that anyone who claims 4e isn't divisive is full of it. I'm not going to argue that 4e is good or bad, but you're seeing a [B]much[/B] bigger split in the fan base then you ever saw with 2e -> 3e, with much more emotional investment. Most people who go to 4e, do it because they feel it's a better game; most people who went to 3e from 2e did it because [I]it saved Dungeons and Dragons for them[/I]. The thought that 4e hasn't split anything is absolutely absurd at best. Pathfinder is in a very interesting situation - WotC has, meant to or not, created a large group of people that [I]very actively dislike [/I]the new D&D, but very strongly want a new revision to an older setting - a group that is titanic compared to those niche groups from previous editions. Pathfinder is set up to segue itself directly to that group, and many people in that group are very firm in their thought that Wizards wants absolutely nothing to do with them. Now, in all fairness, that's hardly the fault of just Wizards - I think the 4e fan base has done a hell of a lot to ensure that split is wide and painful. Of course, in doing so, they've done nothing but feed Pathfinder's potential for success. [/QUOTE]

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