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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 5893697" data-attributes="member: 14291"><p>As to reclaiming the lost player base, I also think WotC's best bet is to make that divergent break from 4e. However, as the divergence from 3E to 4E has shown, that path is full of potential obstacles. 5e can't just be a revised 3E. That ship has sailed, and in a big way.</p><p></p><p>Using myself as an example, I'm following the 5e news out of industry curiosity. I'm totally satisfied with Pathfinder and whether the RPG I play is named D&D, Warhammer, Pathfinder, or Rolemaster is largely irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>For a player like me, 5e doesn't just have to be good, it has to be GREAT in order to make me want to buy it, let alone switch to it.</p><p></p><p>Right now, I'm subscribing to 5 Pathfinder lines (RPG, Companion, AP, Campaign Setting, & Modules). I also purchase Hero Lab expansions fairly regularly. I supplement with 3PP products. My kids cut their teeth on Pathfinder and have the Beginner's Box for running their own games. My adult players are perfectly happy with Pathfinder and we're having a blast.</p><p></p><p>My wallet & free time can't support that AND 5e in parallel. So 5e would have to be the best dang fantasy RPG in existence to impact anything said above. And for me personally, building off a framework of 4e ain't gonna get that job done. </p><p></p><p>The reality is, I'm no longer WotC's customer.</p><p></p><p>WotC needs to look to the future. Build off 4e successes and try and improve upon the failures. For better or worse for the D&D brand, the genie is out of the bottle and the glory days of 3E aren't likely to come back around just b/c they're releasing a new edition. Going back to an earlier edition, even if it's my favorite D&D edition, isn't going to bring them the success they are striving to achieve.</p><p></p><p>I think the idea of unifying the fan base is a laudible goal, even if it's correcting a self-inflicted head wound. Increasingly, however, I view it as an unrealistic goal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 5893697, member: 14291"] As to reclaiming the lost player base, I also think WotC's best bet is to make that divergent break from 4e. However, as the divergence from 3E to 4E has shown, that path is full of potential obstacles. 5e can't just be a revised 3E. That ship has sailed, and in a big way. Using myself as an example, I'm following the 5e news out of industry curiosity. I'm totally satisfied with Pathfinder and whether the RPG I play is named D&D, Warhammer, Pathfinder, or Rolemaster is largely irrelevant. For a player like me, 5e doesn't just have to be good, it has to be GREAT in order to make me want to buy it, let alone switch to it. Right now, I'm subscribing to 5 Pathfinder lines (RPG, Companion, AP, Campaign Setting, & Modules). I also purchase Hero Lab expansions fairly regularly. I supplement with 3PP products. My kids cut their teeth on Pathfinder and have the Beginner's Box for running their own games. My adult players are perfectly happy with Pathfinder and we're having a blast. My wallet & free time can't support that AND 5e in parallel. So 5e would have to be the best dang fantasy RPG in existence to impact anything said above. And for me personally, building off a framework of 4e ain't gonna get that job done. The reality is, I'm no longer WotC's customer. WotC needs to look to the future. Build off 4e successes and try and improve upon the failures. For better or worse for the D&D brand, the genie is out of the bottle and the glory days of 3E aren't likely to come back around just b/c they're releasing a new edition. Going back to an earlier edition, even if it's my favorite D&D edition, isn't going to bring them the success they are striving to achieve. I think the idea of unifying the fan base is a laudible goal, even if it's correcting a self-inflicted head wound. Increasingly, however, I view it as an unrealistic goal. [/QUOTE]
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