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<blockquote data-quote="w_earle_wheeler" data-source="post: 5776976" data-attributes="member: 35955"><p>I tried to write out exactly WHY I feel "neutral" with a list of positives and negatives, but each time I try, I realize it will take a much longer reply for me to explain it all.</p><p></p><p>So here's the briefest, shortest, gut-check reason why I feel neutral: </p><p></p><p>Negative: I feel that 4e was a good system that had a terrible launch and a premature revision, and I feel that WotC over "promised" the DDI which still hasn't met it's original goals and shows no sign of leaving a beta state before 5e -- more likely, it will just enter a "new" beta state.</p><p></p><p>Positive: However, if 5e could actually become a rosetta stone edition which somehow supports, re-uses (and most importantly, coherently "compiles") all the material from the past 30 years -- while somehow finding a non-collectible way to remain viable without another "reboot" for the next 10 years, it would be the most awesome thing EVER.</p><p></p><p>Negative: I see quotes from the new team that seem to be promising the moon and will later be retconned / retroactively contextualized</p><p></p><p>Positive: I have confidence in the great team that has been assembled, and if they are allowed to design 5e for long-term health, it could be amazing. </p><p></p><p>Negative: Online-only access to DDI material</p><p></p><p>Positive: It is a way for the D&D brand to justify the release of more esoteric articles, .pdfs, etc</p><p></p><p>Negative: The omni-present threat of adding randomized collectible "character power" elements to D&D</p><p></p><p>Positive: Hopefully, WotC has learned that forcing Magic/Pokemon/World of Warcraft paradigms onto D&D is not the best business strategy</p><p></p><p>Neutral: If making D&D WOW-lite or Magic-RPG doesn't work, I have no idea what the big money option could be for D&D, and it desperately needs one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="w_earle_wheeler, post: 5776976, member: 35955"] I tried to write out exactly WHY I feel "neutral" with a list of positives and negatives, but each time I try, I realize it will take a much longer reply for me to explain it all. So here's the briefest, shortest, gut-check reason why I feel neutral: Negative: I feel that 4e was a good system that had a terrible launch and a premature revision, and I feel that WotC over "promised" the DDI which still hasn't met it's original goals and shows no sign of leaving a beta state before 5e -- more likely, it will just enter a "new" beta state. Positive: However, if 5e could actually become a rosetta stone edition which somehow supports, re-uses (and most importantly, coherently "compiles") all the material from the past 30 years -- while somehow finding a non-collectible way to remain viable without another "reboot" for the next 10 years, it would be the most awesome thing EVER. Negative: I see quotes from the new team that seem to be promising the moon and will later be retconned / retroactively contextualized Positive: I have confidence in the great team that has been assembled, and if they are allowed to design 5e for long-term health, it could be amazing. Negative: Online-only access to DDI material Positive: It is a way for the D&D brand to justify the release of more esoteric articles, .pdfs, etc Negative: The omni-present threat of adding randomized collectible "character power" elements to D&D Positive: Hopefully, WotC has learned that forcing Magic/Pokemon/World of Warcraft paradigms onto D&D is not the best business strategy Neutral: If making D&D WOW-lite or Magic-RPG doesn't work, I have no idea what the big money option could be for D&D, and it desperately needs one. [/QUOTE]
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