Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

third, it means that Star Frontiers is less likely to get a new edition

WotC has nothing to do with this happening. If they want to do Star Frontiers -- and there's zero evidence that they do -- they'll do it and it'll do about as well as it would have in a universe without Traveller 5E.

 

[aramis erak]

5e has several SF settings.

Let me be more clear: it needs a science fiction setting, not yet another space fantasy setting.

 

[aramis erak]

WotC has nothing to do with this happening. If they want to do Star Frontiers -- and there's zero evidence that they do -- they'll do it and it'll do about as well as it would have in a universe without Traveller 5E.

They decided, unlike Mystara and Birthright, to zipyank Star Frontiers from the fan caretaker site... and monetize the core rules and adventures.