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No. In the video we are discussing in this thread, Crawford said that they are not changing the subclass level progression because it makes the two versions too incompatible. The change is subclass levels is the biggest change that makes the two versions not compatible, and they are getting...

If nothing else FLGSs are where most people play and buy magic cards. Which is actually wizards real cash cow. Killing your cash cow for a small boost in revenue for a much smaller game, is really stupid and shortsighted.

It could be weird, if a group never discuss how they are going to do it. Again, this can all be cleared up with a simple conversation during session 0. It is only confusing and a problem if you refuse to talk about it. No two D&D groups ever play with exactly the same rules in the first...

How was pathfinder "precisely the same"? They made changes to literally every class, and added several more. They also heavily changed a lot of feats and spells.

I am not quite sure what you are saying here, but I think you are asking how Tasha's don't work seamlessly. It isn't seamless in the same way 1D&D isn't. You seem to think that having 2 different option for the same class available isn't seamless, because it could cause confusion, but how is...

But if a group wants to play that way why do you care? It fun sometimes to play brokenly overpowered characters, let them. What exactly is the problem in your Order of the stick comic? If the group prefers the 3.0 fly spell, why not let them use it? The worst thing that can happen is you...

How is 5e to 1D&D any different from the 3.5 to Pathfinder? They look pretty similar to me. Almost identical core rules with just a couple of rule tweaks, and updated classes and spells. Why do you 3.5 to pathfinder is actually more backward compatible than 1D&D is?

Also it is not just about printing and selling more copies in the future. It is also about the millions of adventures they have already sold. A lot of of them are currently sitting for sale on game stores shelves. It is a great way to kill local game stores by sticking them with tons of books...

If a group has fun playing overpowered characters, and min-max using both books to create them, let them. Why do you care how they play? If your group doesn't like it, they don't need to use both. It is all just up to the individual group. Really it is just a group trust issue. It is...

If D&D had kept using the normal definition of edition, like they did from 1e to 2e, I wouldn't have a problem with it. The problem is that they didn't keep using it, and instead switch the edition to mean a completely new game that isn't compatible with the older "edition", and they have been...

Look at the going rate for text books. I'm not actually sure what they cost now, but I was paying $100+ while I was in college, and that was over twenty years ago. I shudder to think what kids are being charged today.

There are some pretty big difference though. It's not like Wagner's Ring Cycle is exactly an original idea, it was based of of Germanic Myths and traditions. The same sources that Tolkien used to inspire his own work. I know there is debate on where Tolkien was actually inspired by The Ring...

There is a difference between stealing (or "inspired" if you preferer) difference parts from lots of difference sources, and combine them into something new, and stealing lots of different parts from a single source and putting them into a similar story. If nothing else it stops your work from...

There is a bit more to it than that. Look at the default player facing options. The races are a 1 for 1, exact copy of Tolkien's. The classes are also heavily influenced by Tolkien as well. Ranger, Fighter, Thief, Paladin, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Magic User, Illusionist, Assassin, and Monk...

I know the developers have said many times that ultimately they don't care if everybody is playing using the latest version of the rules. As long as they are playing an older version or even a different RPG. As long as you are in the rpg environment, they will find a was to get money out of...

If D&D had kept using edition numbers like they did with 1E and 2E we would have never had any problems. They used edition numbers in the normal way. To indicate a small incremental change in a book, and not a completlely new game like they did for 3E and 4E. Not to mention whatever 3.5E is...

Sure there will be some confusions from a few players buying a second hand book, or borrowing an old one, but I think you are vastly overestimating the number. Even if they did call it 5.5e you would still have problems with people getting old books by mistake. I don't think it would actually...

Early in 4e one of the developers made a statement about how 4e sold better than 3e did, but they never actually clarified what they meant by it. I think the consensus view was that they were saying the the sales at launch of 4e was bigger than the launch sales of 3e, but nobody is sure. They...

Who exactly is it confusing for. If you are a new players, who has never played before, you just buy the book they have at target or amazon. If you are an existing player, you should be aware that a new revision is coming out, and you aren't going to be confused by them.

The will call them the PHB, MM, and DMG, just like always, but I the Wizards is actually serious about being evergreen and no new editions. There may be a banner on the cover saying 50th anniversary or something on it, but the official name for the "edition" will still just be Dungeons and...