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

[Fifth Element]

Having the PDF's available is a wonderful middle ground.

Yes, agreed. I have been able to pick up a few things I wanted but was never able to find cheaply on ebay.

 

[Glyfair]

YThey're still viable.

And available. Even I wanted, I would have very little trouble getting any original copies of the core rules of any edition for a reasonable price except for OD&D.

An inexpensive commemorative edition of the OD&D book would be nice (as long as it included the needed Chainmail edition). However, I can still buy the PDF and print them out if I wanted it.

 

[Clavis]

Yes! I would love to see all of the old material available in hard copy again. Perhaps it could be done on a print-to-order basis.

 

[DaveMage]

I'd love to see one for OD&D and one for 1E - a single book each that combines all the rules for play.

It would be fun!

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

No. For one thing, I've never much cared about such things, so why would I want second copies of stuff I already have?

Secondly, any money made from it would go towards working on 4E, a system I don't like. Why would I want to support it with my own money when I've spent the past half year "speaking with my wallet" as everyone says 4E-haters should be doing. It doesn't matter how well the older editions would sell, wotc isn't going to give up on 4E this early.

Maybe give it 5 years, let 4E sales start to stagnate, and THEN do this. Maybe then if they see large numbers of purchases, it'll influence the direction of 5E.

 

[darjr]

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

Anyway, I hope there is a chance for at least Chainmail/OD&D, maybe a commerative box set with all the supplements? I can dream.

 

[Quantarum]

Making PDF versions available is a great idea, filling the bargain tables up at Book's-a-Million is not.

-Q.

 

[xechnao]

Yes. The cost of printing vs the sales wouldn't be worth it for Hasbro though unless there was a huge market that would be willing to pay 2 or more times the original cover price.

Why couldn't they print on demand using Lulu service or something like that?

 

[ExploderWizard]

Why couldn't they print on demand using Lulu service or something like that?

I'm not that familliar with Lulu service. Could this be done while preserving the look and feel of the originals? Just having the original text of a 1E PHB in a bound softcover would not be the same.

 

[xechnao]

I'm not that familliar with Lulu service. Could this be done while preserving the look and feel of the originals? Just having the original text of a 1E PHB in a bound softcover would not be the same.

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