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Sorry but there is some contradiction here. You name up as a reason, the fact that as people grow up have less time and then you say that rpgs get simpler. It seems like you want to disagree with what I am saying but in essence you do agree. This is my impression. Which is further enhanced by...

No, I agree with what you are saying. The fact though is, that in this thread we start from the premise that something new, somehow comes up. It is not a matter of the discussion if this new idea will come from an indie designer or the chances that it will come from an indie designer or how it...

You may be right. When did they announce they wont support the OGL in 4e and go for a new license? Before or after Mearls was hired? I am not sure. But there have been many instances that something new makes an existing market turn and change direction so abruptly that the industrial powers or...

I did not say several. Just use a d6. One die. It is enough. If it ties just reroll. This way a d6 can give you up to 36 different results for the times you may need more granularity. Most of the time you won't be tying so re-rolling is not that much of a trouble if it bothers you.

What I do not get is this split. It is not like that you have to choose to bother yourself with only one game. People could be into more than one game so this problem would not be so big. Possible reasons I see this has not been happening: -learning curve: rpgs tend to be complicated or...

This is not what Wotc would do but this is what I would like them to do: Make the system newbie friendly. -scrap the fancy dice: use just d6. Besides, 4e, trying to fix and balance out the math of 3.x has already shown to fans that there is no real need to have a D20. -scrap the stat...

You have made yourself an interesting observation here. So why do you think that might be? I am talking about the stance of the rpg crowd obviously

This is out of topic but I do want to address this here. I do not think there is a lot of value there. Most certainly there would exist some hidden gems, unfortunately their light covered by the mere mass of the pile. The matter is that the vast majority of the design of tabletop rpgs are spin...

It seems so, yes. Thanks. So you would choose to reverse engineer. It seems the most reasonable approach, at least as we are used to know and think of how would Wotc operate. Lets develop on this one step further... So, at this point it would be interesting to consider how far will Wotc...

I agree with the example of Mike Mearls. The only difference that I see as of now, is that Mearls was hired before Wotc did what it did with the OGL, aka the GSL. Now, Wotc may seem to some people that has somehow actively burnt bridges with the OGL. Moreover there are other companies that...

No, you misunderstood me. When I said "as awesome as you want it to be", I did not intend for your personal taste. Remember you are Wotc. I intended as the imaginable entry point for you that you think it would make an impact in the market.

Perhaps for you. Even if this were the case, you either can see past this or you cant. If you cant then you simply cannot participate in the thread. If you keep on thinking about this it will always drag the discussion for you, and for us, since you are replying, to whether we are talking or...

I believe there is room for innovation. Wotc may have a list of top notch designers -which is not really a given, at least not for me- but said designers have to cater to more things than design the best thing they can. And everything they have to cater for, they have to also do it along with...

I am not saying it will happen. I am saying "what if..." just to check out our instincts. Wizards is concerned about the hobby market. The hobby is a creative lot and this makes things somehow interesting. Things are a bit more dynamic and perhaps unpredictable. There has been an indie movement...

Some examples come to mind that have had the sort of influence we are talking about. D&D that sprung out of wargames. M:tG, WoW, Quake video game, Diablo video game, Dune video game, GW Warhammer. In the video game world it is clear enough to see how new ideas or models dynamically shape the...

The thread is not asking this. The thread is asking what you would be doing if you were Wotc in the scenario presented. What you are saying here is how much you like right now 4e and that you wish it stayed forever. You keep going on a derailing mindset. I did not say ignore. I said do not make...

This is valid but it is not mathematically precise. You can't measure mathematically the influence of one driving force or the other. This is why I am talking about political decisions. Wotc has not one, but more cards to play to its advantage. By focusing on some extreme cases one could try to...

Oh, man. I asked you to avoid this yet you keep asking for what, a declaration of war? The direct answer you are talking about does not exist. If it is muddy for you then so be it. Market does move on feelings or rather, to be more precise, the consumer's base feelings or expectations is an...

Eh, I already tried to reply to this. Is that complicated? I do not believe I am getting at anywhere in particular. Just let us discuss about our instincts on how our market works or might work or should work. The case might be extreme or a pipe dream but it serves its purpose regarding the...

Not really. Check the last post in the previous page. No need to derail this to anti-Wotc, pro-Wotc debate just because. Please try to avoid this.