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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5603085" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Eh, I'm not convinced. I don't think your suggestions are bad, though I'm not at all convinced you could pull off a 'dual edition' kind of thing. I just don't think they're going to try to roll out a new edition this soon. I'm not convinced they consider 4e to be a flop either. </p><p></p><p>I mean lets be realistic, PF has a certain audience. Another edition of D&D which is still a pretty radical departure from previous editions isn't likely to make a lot of headway with that audience. It might grab a few of them, but it is just as likely to risk turning off fans of 4e or simply create enough buyer fatigue that it simply won't sell all that well.</p><p></p><p>I think it is more likely that Hasbro will do what Hasbro typically does with properties which are currently not in a popular phase, which is to just pull back, keep a toe in the market and wait for an opportunity to come back with a strong entry later. In fact recent events kind of hint at something like that. Cut back on your largest expenses, focus on the part of the product line (DDI perhaps) which gives the greatest bang for the buck, and give it a rest for a few years. They can put out a couple books a year, a couple other trial balloon products, some D&D themed board games etc. </p><p></p><p>So I'd more suspect that maybe in 2-3 years we'll start to see some noises about developing a new edition of the game. It may or may not be closely aligned to the current game. It could be designed from the ground up for instance as a lighter game, or more intended to work well online from the ground up, etc. It could be more retrospective. It could be who knows what. That probably depends a lot on what the market looks like in a few years and what technology is prevalent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5603085, member: 82106"] Eh, I'm not convinced. I don't think your suggestions are bad, though I'm not at all convinced you could pull off a 'dual edition' kind of thing. I just don't think they're going to try to roll out a new edition this soon. I'm not convinced they consider 4e to be a flop either. I mean lets be realistic, PF has a certain audience. Another edition of D&D which is still a pretty radical departure from previous editions isn't likely to make a lot of headway with that audience. It might grab a few of them, but it is just as likely to risk turning off fans of 4e or simply create enough buyer fatigue that it simply won't sell all that well. I think it is more likely that Hasbro will do what Hasbro typically does with properties which are currently not in a popular phase, which is to just pull back, keep a toe in the market and wait for an opportunity to come back with a strong entry later. In fact recent events kind of hint at something like that. Cut back on your largest expenses, focus on the part of the product line (DDI perhaps) which gives the greatest bang for the buck, and give it a rest for a few years. They can put out a couple books a year, a couple other trial balloon products, some D&D themed board games etc. So I'd more suspect that maybe in 2-3 years we'll start to see some noises about developing a new edition of the game. It may or may not be closely aligned to the current game. It could be designed from the ground up for instance as a lighter game, or more intended to work well online from the ground up, etc. It could be more retrospective. It could be who knows what. That probably depends a lot on what the market looks like in a few years and what technology is prevalent. [/QUOTE]
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