Would you like to see commemorative editions of the core rules of all older editions?

[Fifth Element]

I think lulu makes hardcovers. Anyway there should certainly exist some pod service that can do justice.

Yes, but then they would need to invest in making print-quality PDFs of the old books. If you look at some of their PDFs, it's clear they're just scanning physical copies of products, imperfections an all.

 

[dm4hire]

I'm voting no as I'd rather see them published with final errata.

 

[xechnao]

Yes, but then they would need to invest in making print-quality PDFs of the old books.

Is this that complicated?

 

[Oni]

It might be neat and generate a little interest in older versions of the game (though this may not be a good thing from WotC's perspective), but ultimately I'd rather just have the an original if I were going to buy a copy even if it weren't in pristine condition. In a lot of cases I'm sure it would be cheaper too than being a newly printed edition. So guess ultimately I'd probably better overall if they didn't just because the hobby I think would ultimately be better served if WotC's energies were spent on advancing it rather than retreading an already relatively accessible past.

 

[delericho]

I really want to vote "yes", but the reality is that the only things I would actually buy are the 1e hard covers and the BECM Rules Compendium. I already own (and don't use) copies of the 2nd Edition core rulebooks, and my 3e books remain in perfect working order.

And, in any case, if I really wanted I could probably lay my hands on hard-copies of the 1e rules quite easily, and for less than any new publication would cost. The Rules Compendium seems a lot less easily available, though.

In any case, together, these factors force me to vote "no".

 

[Nikosandros]

I would like to see it, but it's never going to happen.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I didn't vote, since while I have no problem with it. I don't need one, so, simply "I don't care".

 

[jdrakeh]

I would love to see that — however, I suspect that it would be a money-losing proposition for WotC and, thus, I don't expect that I ever will see it. And rightly so.

I don't expect companies to throw their money away just because I want to see something happen. That having been said, if a majority of consumers want to see this happen, it would be silly not to do it.

I, however, have never seen any strong evidence that more than a comparatively small handful of people are interested in older editions of D&D.

 

[jdrakeh]

However, I can still buy the PDF and print them out if I wanted it.

This, too. I have bought and printed nearly all of the core rules for past editions of D&D, as well as quite a few clones.

 

[jdrakeh]

Huh, drivethru doesn't have the Moldvay basic set. I wonder why?

It is possible that they simply haven't scanned it yet (or found a scan-worthy copy).