drunkenmonk
First Post
At DDXP in January they said they had been playtesting D&D Next for nine months. 4E was released on June 6, 2008 (What 31 months ago??) So if they spent 3 months designing the system before playtesting (probably a conservative estimate) then they started designing the new edition 19 months after 4E came out. (About a year and a half)
4e had some good stuff, but I don’t think 4e did all that well, if you also factor in all of the layoffs. They probably won't keep much of it in the core. I think they will keep a few at-will powers, and maybe some classes and races. There won't be much.
That said. 4E does have a fan base, and some people love 4e as their favorite edition. I think they will come out with a later “Advanced” module for 4e players to include much of what they want, but I just don't think much of it will be in the basic core game.
4e had some good stuff, but I don’t think 4e did all that well, if you also factor in all of the layoffs. They probably won't keep much of it in the core. I think they will keep a few at-will powers, and maybe some classes and races. There won't be much.
That said. 4E does have a fan base, and some people love 4e as their favorite edition. I think they will come out with a later “Advanced” module for 4e players to include much of what they want, but I just don't think much of it will be in the basic core game.