tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259004059418562223.post2588707711011392763..comments2023-05-01T11:26:39.962-04:00Comments on Alien Shores: It doesn't automatically mean that the sky is falling...Knightskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259004059418562223.post-90425571371596394432011-01-14T08:13:11.677-05:002011-01-14T08:13:11.677-05:00Fair point. Serious competition at the upper leve...Fair point. Serious competition at the upper levels would be a good thing (I seem to recall a business adage that service and quality in a given field tends to increase dramatically when a third major player is introduced to the mix - unfortunately it doesn't look like any of the other companies are able to step up to that plate). While some of WOTC's problems can probably be attributes to Paizo, I suspect some of it would have happened anyways. Without hard numbers to compare, it's pretty much a guessing game.<br /><br />(well, we do know one thing for certain, and that is that Paizo is kicking WOTC's ass when it comes to PDF sales, but then, so is everyone else in the business)Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259004059418562223.post-15113041574874650032011-01-13T19:26:52.208-05:002011-01-13T19:26:52.208-05:00From an industry stand point, you have to worry if...From an industry stand point, you have to worry if the size of the customer base or the size of their disposable income shrinks. In this case, WOTC's troubles might have to do with losing market share to Paizo and others - bad for WOTC, not bad for the gaming community as a whole. In fact, losing market share can be a good thing if it inspires the industry leader to produce material that the community at large will like better.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.com