Shold Wizards release a revised MM1?

[Keefe the Thief]

... cleaned up the massive amounts of white space ...

No! Please, Wotc, don´t give in! In defense of whitespace! In the name of Saint Frutiger! Revision, yes, more fluff, yes, expand, yes - less whitespace, no.

 

[Squizzle]

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!

 

[Jack99]

Just wait for 4.5

Are you calling Le Rouse a liar?

 

[Nebulous]

No! Please, Wotc, don´t give in! In defense of whitespace! In the name of Saint Frutiger! Revision, yes, more fluff, yes, expand, yes - less whitespace, no.

Actually, what i would really just want is a download from DDI that revamps some of the MM1 monster to the new specs. I don't want a new book.

 

[Terramotus]

Are you calling Le Rouse a liar?

I don't think he has to. I'm sure that, insofar as he has the power to, Scott Rouse will keep his word that there will be no 4.5. He certainly seems to be a nice, trustworthy guy. However, he does not have all of the power in his hands.

So while I believe we can take him at his word, he can be laid off or overridden from on high. I'm sure they believe they have a solid business case for not releasing a 4.5, but if the conditions that decision was predicated on change significantly, we may see that decision change.

To answer the original question, though, as a DM, I wish they would. I'd buy it if there were actual redesign of some of the monsters. Errata isn't enough to make me do so, though, since I already have DDI.

 

[frankthedm]

or will this just raise outcries of 4.5!! ZoMG!!11!Is it necessary?

I'm hoping for 4dvanced Dungeons and Dragons rather than "4.5".

Of course detractors will complain. but given what WotC has said about a "living ruleset" {IIRC], i think revised "#1" corebooks, without actual edition changes, are a natural result of ther revisable nature of the DDI.

 

[frankthedm]

I don't think he has to. I'm sure that, insofar as he has the power to, Scott Rouse will keep his word that there will be no 4.5. He certainly seems to be a nice, trustworthy guy. However, he does not have all of the power in his hands.

Then he should not have said those words. He chose to put the value of his word in the hands of whoever above him who could make that call.

 

[avin]

Heh, I was kinda kidding about 4.5. I think the rules will be updated only by DDI...

 

[lutecius]

I for one, am all for 4.5. Who knows, I might even like it

 

[Dice4Hire]

I am satisfied WOTC is learning the system too. So far the excerpts for the MMII look really nice, and, to be honest, I don't see how the MMI monsters are so terrible. So a few do too little damage, I think that about all of them. A few typos or older-edition language, again, who cares?

The MMI is a solid book, and I see no reason to make a lot of changes. I would rather see WOTC put is time and energy towards the next book.