Correlation does not equal causation. Critical Role, Stranger Things, Big Bang Theory and more have propelled D&D into the spotlight and mainstreamed it. We don't know that 2e, 3e or 4e wouldn't have done as well or better under the same circumstances, or that the surge with 5e is due to anything other than what I just mentioned. It's a great edition, but so were others that came before it.
Funny how the same people who are looking forward to 2024 WotC D&D think their version of 5e just keeps going up. These are not inconsistent viewpoints, or at least, they don't have to be.
Just so you know, I wasn't joking. Mid-August 2012 was when the Playtest Sorcerer and Warlock were released for D&D Next. Those were absolutely lovely design, and their immediate and complete excision was what told me exactly what to expect from 5e from there on out.
Really? You've noticed numerous editing errors in, post Tasha's books? Binding is poor? Bad printing?
See, there's your mistake. You think that I think that 5e is going up or down. I don't. 5e hasn't really changed significantly in quality for the entire run. The books are just as good or bad quality wise today as they were in 2014. Not a huge change. Certainly not to the degree that people are claiming here.
if you measure this in typos per page and book bindings, I agree.
