Shold Wizards release a revised MM1?

[SlyFlourish]

If there was a big enough difference, I'd buy a new MM1. I'd have to know they're going to run better at the table though.

Mostly, I just want meatier chromatic dragons.

 

[Treebore]

Redesign monsters already released? No. New printings including errata? yes.

 

[Jack99]

As long as they update the DDI, I do not care

Well, I would probably buy a new book, if the changes were significant enough. But since I have now permanently switched to changing every monster I use in my campaign, I would just buy it for completeness sake.

 

[doctorhook]

I love 4E and I want it to live a long and healthy life. Because of this, I think a revision would be ideal, not just to the MM, but to the whole edition, and not soon, but rather once all eight power sources have been detailed. This way, the revision can be made with the benefit of hindsight, and things could be balanced in the context of the entire system.

Every edition so far has seen a revision, IIRC. I figure it will be four or five years before all the power sources have been detailed, at which point it will be a good idea to redesign the core books anyway. The revision will extend the lifespan of the system, allowing 4E to continue to detail another campaign setting each year until 2016 or so.

Does the current MM need a revision immediately though? No, not immediately, and for the reasons others have mentioned. The MM is 95% fine, and what's left merely needs some clever adjustments.

 

[Rechan]

I'm afraid a full scale revision would be hailed as a 4.5

 

[doctorhook]

I'm afraid a full scale revision would be hailed as a 4.5

You're right, but WotC definitely wouldn't call it that. I'm not even sure it would need to be as sweeping as the 3E -> 3.5E revision was. Regardless, Lord knows that some nerds will rage no matter what WotC does.

 

[Derulbaskul]

As long as they update the DDI, I do not care (snip)

I agree.

This is another reason I was hoping the PDFs would not just continue but would also be updated on a regular basis. It would be nice to have well-edited books.

 

[JoeGKushner]

If they expanded it out to 320 pages, cleaned up the massive amounts of white space, put in more guidelines on making encounter groups, role playing the monsters, showing methods for changing small details without altering the mosnter completely, etc.... and did it for a lower cover price... sure!

 

[avin]

Just wait for 4.5

 

[Nebulous]

Just wait for 4.5

I really think in 5 years we WILL be playing 4.5, it just won't be called that. It will be due to small changes made to improve play over time incorporated into new books, while the old rules fade away.